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State park in Tennessee, United States

Not to be confused with David Crockett Birthplace State Park in Greene County, Tennessee.

David Crockett State Park
Crockett Falls in David Crockett State Park

Type	state park
Location	Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
Area	1,319 acres (5,340,000 m)
Created	1959
Operated by	Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Website	David Crockett State Park

David Crockett State Park is a state park in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee.

The park is located on Shoal Creek (originally called the Sycamore River) and commemorates the historical activities of famous frontiersman David Crockett in the local area. Crockett settled near the creek bank in 1817 and started a powder mill, grist mill and distillery using the creek's water power. By 1820, he owned 614 acres (248 ha) of land at Shoal Creek. He also served as one of Lawrence County's first commissioners and justices of the peace. After his industrial operations were destroyed by a flood in September 1821, Crockett left the area and moved to West Tennessee. The park was established in 1959 on 1,100 acres (450 ha) of land that includes the site where Crockett had his mills and distillery.

Park facilities include reconstructions of a dam and mill. A historical museum in the park, open during the summer months, is focused on Crockett's life. A covered bridge built across Shoal Creek in 1959 was destroyed by flooding in 1998 and replaced the following year. A 40-acre (16 ha) lake offers opportunities for fishing and boating.

Visitor facilities include two campgrounds and a restaurant. Seven two-bedroom visitor cabins built in the park in 2010 were the first vacation homes in a U.S. state park to receive LEED Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

References

"Parks in Lawrence County". Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
^ "David Crockett State Park". Tennessee State Parks. Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
^ "David Crockett and the State Park". City of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
Judith Hasday (September 5, 2023). David Crockett. Infobase. p. 104. ISBN 9781604135923.
^ "Former Covered Bridges". Covered Bridges in Tennessee. Tennessee Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
"David Crockett State Park Green Cabins Education Manual" (PDF). Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 17, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.

External links

Official website

Davy Crockett

History

Family and personal life	Davy Crockett John Crockett John Wesley Crockett Charles C. Walcutt East Tennessee Historical Society Limestone, Tennessee State of Franklin Rogersville Historic District List of Freemasons
Politics	United States political families Tennessee's 9th congressional district Tennessee's 12th congressional district U.S. 20th House of Representatives
Texas and the Alamo	Battle of the Alamo List of Alamo defenders Siege of the Alamo Susanna Dickinson Francisco Antonio Ruiz Sterne-Hoya House

Honors and
memorials

Tennessee	Colonel David Crockett statue Crockett County Crockett Tavern Museum David Crockett Birthplace State Park Davy Crockett Lake, Greene County Davy Crockett Lake, Crockett County David Crockett State Park David Crockett High School
Texas	Alamo Cenotaph Davy Crockett National Forest Crockett County Crockett, Texas Crockett High School David Crockett High School Davy Crockett Lake Fort Crockett

Popular culture

Television	Davy Crockett miniseries Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier Davy Crockett and the River Pirates The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory Tall Tales and Legends James A. Michener's Texas A Line in the Sand MythBusters – "Davy Crockett's Magic Bullet"
Film	The Alamo (1960) The Alamo (2004) Davy Crockett – In Hearts United Davy Crockett (1910) Martyrs of the Alamo Davy Crockett (1916) With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo The Painted Stallion Heroes of the Alamo Man of Conquest The Man from the Alamo The Last Command The First Texan Alamo: The Price of Freedom
Plays	Davy Crockett
Music	The Ballad of Davy Crockett Riders in the Sky Present: Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
Publications	Bibliography of works on Davy Crockett Roswell, Texas (webcomic)

Misc

Protected areas of Tennessee

Federal

National parks	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
National historical parks and sites	Andrew Johnson National Historic Site Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Manhattan Project National Historical Park
National Military Parks	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Fort Donelson National Battlefield Shiloh National Military Park Stones River National Battlefield
National recreation areas	Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area
National Trails System	Appalachian National Scenic Trail Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail Trail of Tears National Historic Trail
National forests	Cherokee National Forest
National Wild and Scenic Rivers	Obed River
National Wildlife Refuges	Chickasaw Cross Creeks Hatchie Lake Isom Lower Hatchie Reelfoot Tennessee
Wilderness areas	Bald River Gorge Big Frog Big Laurel Branch Citico Creek Cohutta Gee Creek Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Little Frog Mountain Pond Mountain Sampson Mountain Unaka Mountain
Other protected areas	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area Foothills Parkway Gatlinburg Bypass Natchez Trace Parkway

State

East Tennessee state parks	Big Ridge Booker T. Washington Cove Lake Cumberland Mountain David Crockett Birthplace Fall Creek Falls Fort Loudoun Frozen Head Harrison Bay Hiwassee/Ocoee Indian Mountain Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail Lamar Alexander Rocky Fork Norris Dam Panther Creek Red Clay Roan Mountain Seven Islands Sycamore Shoals Warriors' Path
Middle Tennessee state parks	Bicentennial Capitol Mall Bledsoe Creek Burgess Falls Cedars Of Lebanon Cordell Hull Birthplace Cummins Falls David Crockett Dunbar Cave Edgar Evins Fall Creek Falls Harpeth River Henry Horton Johnsonville Long Hunter Montgomery Bell Mousetail Landing Old Stone Fort Pickett Port Royal Radnor Lake Rock Island Sgt. Alvin C. York South Cumberland Standing Stone Tims Ford
West Tennessee state parks	Big Cypress Tree Big Hill Pond Chickasaw Fort Pillow Meeman-Shelby Forest Natchez Trace Nathan Bedford Forrest Paris Landing Pickwick Landing Pinson Mounds Reelfoot Lake T. O. Fuller
State forests	Bledsoe Cedars of Lebanon Chickasaw Chuck Swan Franklin John Tully Lewis Lone Mountain Martha Sundquist Natchez Trace Pickett Prentice Cooper Scott Standing Stone Stewart
State natural areas	Auntney Hollow Barnett's Woods Bays Mountain Beaman Park Big Bone Cave Campbell Bend Barrens Carroll Cabin Barrens Glade Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lee Carter Chimneys Colditz Cove Couchville Cedar Glade Crowder Cemetery Barrens Devils Backbone Dry Branch Duck River Complex Elsie Quarterman Cedar Glade Falling Water Falls Fate Sanders Barrens Flat Rock Cedar Glade & Barrens Gattinger’s Cedar Glade & Barrens Ghost River Grundy Forest Hampton Creek Cove Hawkins Cove Hicks Gap Hill Forest Honey Creek House Mountain Hubbard’s Cave John & Hester Lane Cedar Glades John Noel at Bon Aqua Langford Branch Laurel-Snow Lost Creek Lucius Burch Jr. Forest Manus Road Cedar Glade May Prairie North Chickamauga Creek Gorge Old Forest Overbridge Ozone Falls Piney Falls Pogue Creek Powell River Preserve Radnor Lake Riverwoods Roundtop Mountain Rugby Savage Gulf Sequatchie Cave Short Mountain Short Springs Sneed Road Cedar Glade Stillhouse Hollow Falls Stinging Fork Falls Stones River Cedar Glade & Barrens Sunk Lake Sunnybell Cedar Glade Taylor Hollow Twin Arches Vesta Cedar Glade Vine Cedar Glade Virgin Falls Walker Branch Walls of Jericho Walterhill Floodplain Washmorgan Hollow Watauga River Bluffs William B. Clark William R. Davenport Refuge Wilson School Road Window Cliffs
Other	Buffalo Ridge Refuge Catoosa Wildlife Management Area

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