Crockett Tavern Museum

The Crockett Tavern Museum is a history museum in Morristown, Tennessee, that commemorates the American folk hero David "Davy" Crockett. The museum was started in 1955, when a popular craze over the legacy of Davy Crockett was at its peak, and opened in 1958.^[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in December 2013.^[1]

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Crockett Tavern Museum
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	2002 Morningside Dr, Morristown, Tennessee 37814
Coordinates	36°13′17.004″N 83°16′3.072″W / 36.22139000; -83.26752000][[Category:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas]]"},"html":"Coordinates: 36°13′17.004″N 83°16′3.072″W / 36.22139000°N 83.26752000°W / 36.22139000; -83.26752000"}">
Built	1950s
NRHP reference No.	13000948[1]
Added to NRHP	December 18, 2013

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The museum's main building is a log cabin structure built in the 1950s as a representation of the tavern that Davy Crockett's father, John Crockett, established in 1794 at the approximate location of the modern museum.^[2][3]

The museum is operated by the Hamblen County chapter of the Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities.^[2][3]