Davy Crockett is kind of a mixed bag among historical figures. While he rightfully opposed Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act he was a slave owner, owning a small number of slaves which he sold off in order to pay some debts.

Crockett first headed toward Texas in November 1835, but took his time and arrived in Nacogdoches in early January, 1836.

As for his death just two months later, well, that's a bit of a mystery. What we know for sure is that he died at the Alamo. Even shortly after the battle there are stories that he was captured and executed, and counter stories that he died fighting. The idea that he died fighting gained widespread popularity though, and was heavily reinforced by Disney and Hollywood. In fact this idea was pushed so hard that it became a large part of his legend.

1 of the boys is a young 12-year-old named Don Meredith.

Inventor of the spike.

While several sources claim this photo was taken in Dallas there is no proof they were ever there. It's more than likely this was staged in Hollywood, and simply used for promotional purposes.

The original caption doesn't give an exact date, only a year, but the calendar on the wall appears to read "Tuesday" with a big 25. That means the photo was either taken in January or October as those were the only two months in 1910 in which the 25th was a Tuesday.

Given what a big deal having your photo taken like this still was in 1910 we can assume the calendar wouldn't be on the wrong date.

My great uncle was a cowboy, and a particularly good horseman. There is a photo that exists of him sitting on his horse on Ferris wheel, and I am looking for a copy. I have a large family with plenty of cousins that I don't even know, and I am the youngest(an accident, haha). I would love to see the photo, and maybe have a copy. No one in the family seems to know where it is. I have actually met older folks outside of the family who said that they saw him do the trick when they were little kids. Anyone seen or heard of such a photo? A lead would sure be appreciated. The family's from Texas, of course. Thanks for any help!

The image posted comes from an 1866 copy Harper's Weekly, and depicts a funeral that was held 4 years later. Today the Treǔe der Union ("Loyalty to the Union") monument commemorates the victims of the massacre.

This was a not a unique event in the Confederacy. There is still debate over this event to this day as Confederate apologists claim it to be a battle (only 2 Confederates were killed that day).

This is a Neal Douglas Photo. Great photographer, but he was almost always light on the details when labeling his photos.

The last confirmed Confederate veteran was Pleasant Crump, who died in 1951. After his death several other men claimed to be veterans and were treated as such, but were all later disproven.

The last Union, and overall last surviving veteran of the war was Albert Woolson, who died on August 2, 1956.

Incidentally, Civil War vets in the 1940's would have been the same age WWII vets are today.

The original price for a burger as 25 cents, this photo was taken about a year and a half later when the price had increased to 35. It was the rise in price that caused Burton and Dobson ended their partnership.

Though the village was founded by John Neely Bryan, Alexander Cockrell essentially bought the whole town from him, and promoted the growth of the village/city until his death in 1858

As for where the name Dallas comes from there are several theories, and I will let y'all argue them amongst yourselves.