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Yes, Crockett was named for Davy Crockett. With a population of 7,251, it is the county seat for Houston County (pictured above is the court house) and it is one of the oldest towns in Texas. Legend has it that Davy Crockett stopped here to camp on his way to the Alamo. Ten miles outside of town is the Davy Crockett National Forest which is the largest national forest in the state of Texas. When my brother and sister-in-law, Doug and Marni, visit, I plan on taking them down there so they can go kayaking. Doug was a big fan of Davy Crockett when he was a kid - he even had a 'coon skin cap!
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Crockett, Texas
Yes, Crockett was named for Davy Crockett. With a population of 7,251, it is the county seat for Houston County (pictured above is the court house) and it is one of the oldest towns in Texas. Legend has it that Davy Crockett stopped here to camp on his way to the Alamo. Ten miles outside of town is the Davy Crockett National Forest which is the largest national forest in the state of Texas. When my brother and sister-in-law, Doug and Marni, visit, I plan on taking them down there so they can go kayaking. Doug was a big fan of Davy Crockett when he was a kid - he even had a 'coon skin cap!
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No doubt your brother will be buying a coon skin cap again when we come visit. He is still a Davey Crokett fan.
Marni
Do they pronounce 'Houston' county like Sam Houston, or House-ton, as in New York City?
They pronounce it like Sam Houston, who I believe it is named for. On Interstate 45 heading south toward Houston, right outside of Huntsville, there is a huge, and I mean HUGE, statute of Sam Houston. We found that in March, but it was about 2 a.m., it was too dark and the statute too big to take a picture of it. We were on our way back from picking Kristin up at the Houston Hobby Airport.
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