Forrest Rested Here

Historical marker location:

Woodbury, Tennessee

( Marker is at the intersection of McMinnville Highway (U.S. 70S) and Gassaway Road (Tennessee Route 53), on the right when traveling west on McMinnville Highway.)

July 12, 1862.

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.