Historical Marker
Upper Ferry
Historical marker location:
939 Upper Ferry Road, Carthage, Tennessee
( Marker is on Upper Ferry Road west of Bypass Tennessee Route 25, on the right when traveling west.)
On the Cumberland River.
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.