A knife purportedly carried by David 'Davy' Crockett during the Battle of the Alamo, photograph by Brian Reading, 2013.
Crockett's knife is on display at the San Jacinto Museum of History at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site in Harris County, Texas. After his tenure in office as a Tennessee congressman, Crockett joined the Texas Revolution, where he would perish at the Alamo in 1836, cementing his role as a mythic figure in American folklore.
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APA Style
Reading , B. (2025, September 30). A Knife Purportedly Carried by Davy Crockett at the Alamo. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21059/a-knife-purportedly-carried-by-davy-crockett-at-th/
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Reading , Brian. "A Knife Purportedly Carried by Davy Crockett at the Alamo." World History Encyclopedia, September 30, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21059/a-knife-purportedly-carried-by-davy-crockett-at-th/.
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Reading , Brian. "A Knife Purportedly Carried by Davy Crockett at the Alamo." World History Encyclopedia, 30 Sep 2025, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21059/a-knife-purportedly-carried-by-davy-crockett-at-th/.
