A. E. Gossett Home
Crockett, Houston County, Texas
Marker Inscription
House of typical southern plan, with separate kitchen in back yard, Built 1835 by A. E. Gossett, owner of large land grant from Mexico. An early 1836 visitor was former Tennessee neighbor, Col. David Crockett, on his way to the Alamo, and camping with his company for a night at the spring nearby.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Built in 1835 on a large land grant from Mexico, the Gossett home followed the classic southern plan with a separate kitchen out back. Its most storied moment came early in 1836, when former Tennessee neighbor Colonel David Crockett camped with his company by the nearby spring for a night on his way to the Alamo. Owner A. E. Gossett had come, like Crockett, from the American South to the Texas frontier on the eve of revolution.
Why it matters
A modest frontier house brushes against one of the most legendary journeys in American memory — David Crockett's final march toward the Alamo.
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Related people
- · A. E. Gossett
- · David Crockett
Related events
- · Crockett's journey to the Alamo
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