David Crockett Monument

Ozona, Texas, United States

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A granite statue of Alamo hero David Crockett, set in place on Ozona's town square on 31 December 1938 and dedicated in June 1939. It was funded from Texas Centennial money and originally meant for Crockett, Texas.

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Approximate location · 30.710° N, 101.203° W

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The statue of David Crockett in Ozona, West Texas, was meant for a different Crockett altogether. The Crockett County Museum says the figure was originally scheduled to go up in Crockett, Texas, but when no suitable location was available there it was offered to Crockett County, which accepted. The Texas Association of Counties adds that the sculptor, William Mozart McVey, finished it in 1936 and that it was not displayed until 1938.

According to the museum, it was the last of several memorials to Texas heroes paid for from money left over from the state's 1936 centennial appropriation, and the Texas Centennial Commission allowed $7,500 for it. The statue was placed on its base on 31 December 1938 and dedicated on 27 June 1939, the opening day of the 12th annual Rodeo, Race Meet, Stock Show and Sale. The museum says Representative Dorsey Hardeman gave the principal address and Judge C.E. Davidson accepted the memorial for the county.

The museum reports that the figure is carved from a block of granite some 12 feet long and three feet square and stands on a foundation slab of almost the same size, with the two pieces weighing nearly 20 tons. Texas Highways described it in 2017 as pink granite. The base carries the words "Be sure you are right, then go ahead," according to the museum and Texas Highways.

The Crockett County Museum places the monument at the south end of the town square, and the Texas Association of Counties (2022) describes it as across the street from the Crockett County Courthouse. The bronze sculpture The Tie That Binds, by Crockett County native Judy Black, is nearby, and the museum notes that many travellers have been photographed sitting on the statue's base.

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An outdoor memorial on Ozona's town square, with the words "Be sure you are right, then go ahead" on the base. The bronze sculpture The Tie That Binds stands nearby, and the Crockett County Museum, which lists the statue among its local sights, is across the street.

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The Crockett County Museum places the statue at the south end of the town square in Ozona, Texas, and the Texas Association of Counties (2022) describes it as across the street from the Crockett County Courthouse. The museum, which lists it among Ozona's sights, is across the street.

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