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Davy Crockett, one of nine children was born in 1786. His parents were of Scotch Irish stock from Ulster. They were a hard scrabble family and the first settlers to call themselves Americans. Davy Crockett wasn’t born in the Tennessee Mountains as most people believe. He was born in western South Carolina which later became Tennessee. David preferred his formal name and never signed his name as Davy Crockett.  Every story  told about Davy has truth in part but many stories are wildly exaggerated.

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Davy Crockett was hounded by debt all his life.  He mostly supported his family as a game hunter. He was well known for fighting with Andrew Jackson in the “Creek War” which was a civil war between the Creek Indians. Crockett had an understanding of nature and could read signs of shadows, sun, animals, clouds, weather and all things pertaining to nature. He traveled the forests in summer when the land was lush and winter when everything was frozen.

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Davy Crockett was a plain spoken man who didn’t pull any punches. After his defeat in 1836, Crockett told his fellow congressmen, “You may all go to Hell, and I will go to Texas.” Much to his wife’s dismay he left his family to try to make his fortune. Crockett did not go to Texas to fight for liberty. He had never heard of the Alamo and had never considered fighting any war with Mexico. In spite of that, he did stay and fight with Jim Bowie and Col. William Travis. In doing so, he and the men who died with him transformed the Alamo into an American cultural icon. Davy Crockett was America’s first real folk hero, and it could be said that he invented Texas.

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THE Alamo was the scene of great tragedy, great sacrifice and greater courage in March, 1836.  This mission, turned fortress was the turning point in the Texans’ fight for win independence from Mexico.  Now it may be the most haunted site in America.  National park rangers, police officers and members of the public have reported seeing apparitions of the defenders.

The commonly seen spirit is the transparent is that of Davy Crockett.  He is wearing buckskin clothing, his renowned coonskin cap and carrying Old Betsy, his long flintlock rifle.

Many local residents claim that they have been woken up by the sound of a horse galloping towards the shrine at the end of March each year.  It is believed that the unseen rider is James Allen, the last messenger to leave the Alamo with despatches from Colonel Travis to General Houston and that he is still trying to deliver the reply.

A figure dressed in early 19th Century clothing and carrying of long rifle is often seen walking along the streets.  His reply when asked by passers-by is that he is trying to get back to the Alamo.  It is thought that he is Louis Moses Rose, the only man to flee the fortress and that is trying to rejoin his colleagues and redeem his honour.

Other people have reported hearing shouts, screams and the sound of battle around the area.  Other paranormal phenomena include eerie cold spots throughout the buildings, vanishing lights and unexplained noises.

The bodies of the garrison were burnt outside the Alamo and the ashes buried in an unknown mass grave.

A more recent spirit is that of John Wayne who produced, directed and starred in the monumental epic film, The Alamo.  He insisted on absolute accuracy and became obsessed with the history of the siege.  After building a replica of the fortress, he recreated an entire village, which has become a tourist attraction and has been used for many other films.  Shortly after his death in 1979, people reported seeing him walking through the grounds and even talking to the original defenders.

Healthcare reform is a term used rather often by the Obama administration, Socialized Medicine, Single Payer System, are also used. Now as the date draws nigh for the vote to come, Obama and his cohorts are throwing up the the bulwarks so to speak, and digging in. The president has tried many times to pass health care reform during his presidency, and never has he been so close as this, yet he is still a ways off.

Healthcare reform is to President Obama, as the Alamo was to Texans. This is his major battlefield. He has put his hope, his pride, his dreams, and yes his money into this project. The Texans barred the doors, stored up ammunition, and hoarded canned food. and so President Obama has done with healthcare. He has bared the doors of his mind to the ideas and hopes of Americans, he has stored up the ammunition of blackmail, and hoarded the canned food of money, and he will not let go.

While President Obama may be the leader of America, and while he may have been the leader chosen by America, he no longer has America at heart it seems. Revealing polls show that over 50% of AMERICANS do NOT WANT healthcare reform. Why are you so silent and unbending to the people of America, Mr. President? Why do you not re-open the doors of your mind? Guide America, do not dictate it. 

The funeral wasn’t for his body, it was only for one of his legs and this is how it came about.

Fall of the Alamo

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Antonio de Santa Anna was the commander who, in 1836, led his troops to victory over Texan rebels at the siege of the Alamo. This was the battle that took the lives of two very famous frontiersmen: James Bowie and Davy Crockett. There were both to become well-known folk heroes. James Bowie is famous for inventing the Bowie knife and Davy Crockett for his Davy Crockett hat.

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At he was wounded in 1838 doctors decided that Santa Anna’s leg needed to be amputated. The General kept the leg for four years at his residence near to Veracruz. His grip on Mexico tightened and he became a dictator with a very strong following almost like that found in a cult.

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It was September 1842 when his followers held a solemn procession in the streets accompanied by bands playing funeral music and laid the leg to rest at the Pantheon of Saint Paula which is a national shrine. All this was done with great respect, pomp and ceremony, as was considered due to an adored leader.

It was not long before his followers got fed up and turned their allegiance elsewhere.

When Santa Anna eventually fell from favour in 1844, the leg was stolen during the ensuing riots and has never been seen since.

The once adored political leader, Santa Anna, died in 1876 at the age of 79. He was poor, had lost his eyesight and the world ignored him. His fame was short-lived and the whereabouts of his once revered leg is still a mystery.

Hence, the ghosts of The Alamo.  Some say that you can hear the painful moans and groans of those that lay dying.  Others attest to the fact that of hearing the sounds of spurs as sodiers walked around assessing the terrible and bloody damage.  Many have noted feeling cold drafts of air as they are standing at The Alamo grounds when the temperature outside is 90 degrees.  Dogs that are being walked by their owners start howling and ”staring” at something that is just “not there”.  Many psychics have visited The Alamo and say that there are many spirits lingering in the area.  Some of these spirits are lost and are waiting for someone to help them find peace. 

You might be the next one to experience these eerie encounters.  You may want to book a ghost tour.  They offer a 2 hour every evening at dusk.  Be sure to stop by the Visitor’s Center located right in front of The Alamo.  If you want a truly haunting experience, be sure to stay at one of the hotels that are in front of or next to The Alamo.  I have personally stayed at the Emily Morgan….it used to be a hospital for the mentally ill.  Let me just tell you, I did NOT sleep during my stay there.  That was an encounter that I will never forget!

Keep up the haunting spirit…..