Grierson's Raid

Historical marker location:

LaGrange, Tennessee

( Marker is on 3rd Street (State Highway 57), on the right when traveling west.)

Apr. 17, 1863.

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.