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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LED_washington-county_Limestone-TN.html
Colonel in the Colonial Army, Commander-in Chief of the Revolutionary Army and first President of the United States of America.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LDK_unionist-stronghold_Limestone-TN.html
Before the war began, Greene County had a long history of abolitionist sentiment. It was not surprising, then, that local residents overwhelmingly supported the Union when Tennessee seceded in June 1861. When 30 neighboring counties met in Greenev…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BI4_gillespie-stone-house_Limestone-TN.html
This was built 1792 for George Gillespie by Seth Smith a Quaker stone mason from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. An early fort originally stood on the site, and was the dividing line between Washington and Greene Counties in 1783. This house was p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BI3_david-crockett_Limestone-TN.html
A flat limestone slab, said to be the doorstone of the original cabin, marks the birthplace of this pioneer. Before his death at the Alamo Massacre in 1836, he had been soldier, trapper, explorer, member of the State Legislature and Representative…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13O7_crocketts-tennessee-westward-movement_Limestone-TN.html
In his nearly half century of life, David Crockett literally migrated from east to west Tennessee. From his birthplace near Limestone, to his last home in Rutherford (Gibson County), the Crockett story weaves its way across the Volunteer state for…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13O5_the-real-likeness-of-david-crockett_Limestone-TN.html
Even his contemporaries, close friends and relatives outside the artist's circle, were not always consistent in describing the famous frontiersman. However, almost all agree that he carried an impressive frame, stood erect, and was quite muscular.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13N9_a-summary-of-the-life-of-davy-crockett_Limestone-TN.html
· Raised in frontier poverty without any education until he is a teenager, David is often hired out to others for additional income while still a child; once held against his will until he escapes under the cover of a winter storm. ·…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13N7_welcome-to-davy-crockett-birthplace-state-park_Limestone-TN.html
David Crockett: 1786 - 1836When David Crockett was born on this site on August 17, 1786 he entered a new world surrounded by extreme poverty, danger, and uncertainty - the birthright of almost every frontier family in the late eighteenth century. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13MP_davy-crocketts-birthplace_Limestone-TN.html
On this spot Davy Crockett was born Aug. 17, 1786
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Davy Crockett Pioneer Patriot Soldier Trapper Explorer State Legislator Congressman Martyred at the Alamo 1786 - 1836
[ Back of Monument : ]Original monument placed by Davy Crockett Historical Society Aug. 15, 1890[ Side of Monum…