It’s a very solemn place. Men are required to remove their hats and you’re asked to speak in hushed tones. Bottom line is it’s a church and a spot where men died.
Right out front, on the right if you’re facing the building, is where Crockett’s body was found. Ms. Dickinson later wrote that she walked passed it and noticed the coon skin hat. The Long Barracks is still there and that’s where Bowie died. Travis was killed in the first few minutes of the first attack. I think that spot is where a bank now stands.
It’s a wonderful place to visit. I’ve been more times than I can remember and would love to go again. Probably will.
Here in Houston, Billy Gibbons used to tell the story of visiting the Alamo. He would claim a ‘tear cam to his eye’ - Dusty Hill would counte that he actually cut his finger opening a can of beer.