115 E. Lafayette

Historical marker location:

115 E Lafayette St, Jackson, Tennessee

( Marker is on East Lafayette Street west of North Liberty Street, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2009

Circa 1840 .

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.