Even after his death, legend surrounding Crockett grew so large that it spawned a Disney TV miniseries in the 1950s and a popular song titled “The Ballad of Davy Crockett.” ...

Elizabeth Patton Crockett's grave in the Acton Cemetery outside of Granbury is the smallest state historic site. At .006 of an acre, the grave is marked by an imposing monument of David "Davy ...

A few days ago a friend of the show sent word that she'd seen workmen inside 108-year-old David Crockett Elementary, which had fallen into a state of grave disrepair in recent years. I reminded ...

It wasn’t science fiction. In the 1950s, U.S. soldiers trained to use a portable nuclear weapon - the M-28 “Davy Crockett.” This Cold War device fired a 0.02-kiloton nuclear warhead and ...

Maryville Monument is working on restoring a gravestone that's nearly 200 years old - the grave marker of William Finley, Davy Crockett's father-in-law. The company makes grave markers, and works ...

In celebration of his 278th birthday, here are some interesting things to know about all-American frontiersman David “Davy” Crockett.

The M28/29 Davy Crockett Weapon System was a man-portable recoilless rifle that could fire a 76-pound W54 nuclear warhead up to two and half miles, and provided the terrible power of fission in a ...

The derelict is the Davy Crockett, a former WWII transport built in Texas in 1942. By some twist of fate, the Davy Crockett is rusting away just a few miles from where the Crockett was built in 1944.

Davy Jones, front man for the band The Monkees, died at the age of 66 of a heart attack. (CBS News) Davy Jones' family traveled to England with his ashes after holding a private funeral for the ...

A monumental task: Maryville men restore almost 200-year-old gravestone of Davy Crockett's father-in-law By Lesli Bales-Sherrod [email protected] Lesli Bales-Sherrod ...

His parents said he was known to frequent the Davy Crockett National Forest in Houston County, where a search was conducted. His body was found in the forest on June 3, Hargrove said.

Davy Jones' family continued their goodbyes to the late Monkees frontman over the weekend, and this time in his hometown.. Four days after holding a private funeral for him in Florida, Jones ...