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Monday, April 11, 2016

Was Croghan's "Ol' Betsy" Davy Crockett's "Old Betsy?"

In an earlier post, I mentioned the possibility that Davy Crockett might have named his rifle after that little six-pounder cannon at Fort Stephenson when George Croghan won his big victory.

The Guns of the Old West site says no.  Davy named all of his rifles (not just one) after his favorite sister, Betsy.

There is no mention that Davy Crockett was at Fort Stephenson either.  But. most likely he knew about it.

--BrockBetsy

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