Anticipation Grows

Historical marker location:

8746 Hiwassee Street, Charleston, Tennessee

( Marker is on Market Street NE, 0.1 miles north of Hiwassee Street (U.S. 11), on the left when traveling north.)

The famous frontiersman Davy Crockett served as a U.S. congressman from Tennessee from 1827 to 1835. He became a national celebrity during this time, known for his colorful personality and frontier wisdom.