What is Coonskin cap?
[[Image:Cap of American opossum with a raccoon tail (Davy Crockett style).jpg|right|thumb|200px|''Coonskin cap'']] A '''coonskin cap''' is a [[hat]] made from the [[fur]] of a [[raccoon]]. Usually, the [[tail]] of the racoon is attached to the back of the hat. The coonskin cap is a [[symbol]] of the early [[United States]] [[frontier]]. Coonskin caps were first worn by the [[Native American]]s who lived around [[Tennessee]] and [[Kentucky]]. The [[United States|American]] [[settler]]s who moved to this area liked the caps and wore them themselves. Some famous American [[pioneer]]s who wore coonskin caps are [[Davy Crockett]] and [[Daniel Boone]]. == Other websites == http://www.coonskincap.com/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030212122215/http://www.coonskincap.com/ |date=2003-02-12 }} {{stub}} [[Category:Hats]]