The imposing ten-foot-tall fiberglass statue of old Davy Crockett, standing proudly with a rifle over his shoulder and a coonskin cap on his head, can be found in front of the Sportsman’s Alamo Cantina in the Catskills hamlet of Phoenicia, New York. The statue has been a prominent part of the Phoenicia’s Main Street since at least the 1970s. It has become the unofficial mascot of Phoenicia, even being prominently displayed on the town sign, which is located at the hamlet entrance along Route 28. For several years, Davy Crockett Day was celebrated in the town of Shandaken (which includes Phoenicia), with events including a dedication ceremony, a look-alike contest and a ukulele concert featuring “The Ballad of Davy Crockett.”

Davy CrockettThe imposing ten-foot-tall fiberglass statue of old Davy Crockett, standing proudly with a rifle over his shoulder and a coonskin cap on his head, can be found in front of the Sportsman’s Alamo Cantina in the Catskills hamlet of Phoenicia. The statue has been a prominent part of the Phoenicia’s Main Street since at least the 1970s. It has become the unofficial mascot of Phoenicia, even being prominently displayed on the town sign, which is located at the hamlet entrance along Route 28. For several years, Davy Crockett Day was celebrated in the town of Shandaken (which includes Phoenicia), with events including a dedication ceremony, a look-alike contest and a ukulele concert featuring “The Ballad of Davy Crockett.”

Davy Crockett (1786-1836) was a frontiersman, soldier, politician and American folk hero. As a frontiersman, Crockett gained a widespread reputation as a fearless scout, sharpshooter and bear hunter. As a solider, Crockett was a veteran of both the Creek War and the War of 1812. As a politician, he served as a congressman representing Tennessee in the US House of Representatives. As an all-around American folk hero, Crockett’s life was popularized in “The Lion of the West,” a play that first appeared in 1831. In popular culture he is often referred to as the “King of the Wild Frontier.” Further burnishing his legendary reputation, Davy Crockett famously died at the historic Battle of the Alamo in Texas in 1836.

Davy Crockett, Phoenicia, New YorkThe imposing ten-foot-tall fiberglass statue of old Davy Crockett, standing proudly with a rifle over his shoulder and a coonskin cap on his head, can be found in front of the Sportsman’s Alamo Cantina in the Catskills hamlet of Phoenicia. The statue has been a prominent part of the Phoenicia’s Main Street since at least the 1970s. It has become the unofficial mascot of Phoenicia, even being prominently displayed on the town sign, which is located at the hamlet entrance along Route 28. For several years, Davy Crockett Day was celebrated in the town of Shandaken (which includes Phoenicia), with events including a dedication ceremony, a look-alike contest and a ukulele concert featuring “The Ballad of Davy Crockett.”

Davy Crockett (1786-1836) was a frontiersman, soldier, politician and American folk hero. As a frontiersman, Crockett gained a widespread reputation as a fearless scout, sharpshooter and bear hunter. As a solider, Crockett was a veteran of both the Creek War and the War of 1812. As a politician, he served as a congressman representing Tennessee in the US House of Representatives. As an all-around American folk hero, Crockett’s life was popularized in “The Lion of the West,” a play that first appeared in 1831. In popular culture he is often referred to as the “King of the Wild Frontier.” Further burnishing his legendary reputation, Davy Crockett famously died at the historic Battle of the Alamo in Texas in 1836.

Davy Crockett (1786-1836) was a frontiersman, soldier, politician and American folk hero. As a frontiersman, Crockett gained a widespread reputation as a fearless scout, sharpshooter and bear hunter. As a solider, Crockett was a veteran of both the Creek War and the War of 1812. As a politician, he served as a congressman representing Tennessee in the US House of Representatives. As an all-around American folk hero, Crockett’s life was popularized in “The Lion of the West,” a play that first appeared in 1831. In popular culture he is often referred to as the “King of the Wild Frontier.” Further burnishing his legendary reputation, Davy Crockett famously died at the historic Battle of the Alamo in Texas in 1836.

King of the Wild FrontierThe imposing ten-foot-tall fiberglass statue of old Davy Crockett, standing proudly with a rifle over his shoulder and a coonskin cap on his head, can be found in front of the Sportsman’s Alamo Cantina in the Catskills hamlet of Phoenicia. The statue has been a prominent part of the Phoenicia’s Main Street since at least the 1970s. It has become the unofficial mascot of Phoenicia, even being prominently displayed on the town sign, which is located at the hamlet entrance along Route 28. For several years, Davy Crockett Day was celebrated in the town of Shandaken (which includes Phoenicia), with events including a dedication ceremony, a look-alike contest and a ukulele concert featuring “The Ballad of Davy Crockett.”

Davy Crockett (1786-1836) was a frontiersman, soldier, politician and American folk hero. As a frontiersman, Crockett gained a widespread reputation as a fearless scout, sharpshooter and bear hunter. As a solider, Crockett was a veteran of both the Creek War and the War of 1812. As a politician, he served as a congressman representing Tennessee in the US House of Representatives. As an all-around American folk hero, Crockett’s life was popularized in “The Lion of the West,” a play that first appeared in 1831. In popular culture he is often referred to as the “King of the Wild Frontier.” Further burnishing his legendary reputation, Davy Crockett famously died at the historic Battle of the Alamo in Texas in 1836.