Campbellsville,
Tennessee |
2010 Campbellsville Heritage Festival
H.C. (Crockett)
Campbell entered his land claim for 1000 acres in 1808 after a scouting visit
with James Hannah and a Mr. Roper. The
three men each staked out 1000 acre claims- Hannah to the Northwest of the
big spring, Roper to the East of the spring and Campbell to the
Southwest. The three men then returned
to civilization to purchase tools and supplies. Soon, Crockett Campbell was again on his
tract of land, building a log cabin, when he heard the sounds of an axe in
the distance. He was surprised, as he
thought he was the only person in the area.
He followed the sounds about one mile and found James Hannah busily
building his log house. This story leads us
to believe that Crockett built his first cabin at the foot of Rose Hill on
what is today the Campbellsville Hill.
That site today is the home of Corey and Jennifer Stout. Jennifer is a direct descendant of Crockett
Campbell. Crockett and his
wife, Mary Mitchell Dickey, built this house by the spring “after the first
two children were born.” This helps us
to date the structure. Crockett
married in September of 1815, after his Army Service. In these frontier days, children were
usually born about two years apart.
The 1820 census shows only two males under five and the two adults in
the household. Therefore, we have
chosen to list the date of the structure as circa 1820. The house and farm were owned by a direct
Campbell descendant until 1966, when Virginia Sanders sold it to Gardner
Eugene and Jane Dunavant. For the next twenty-two,
the property remained under the ownership of the Dunavant
family. In 1988, the property sold to
Dr. Vecente, who, in 1995, sold it to the current
owner, Mark Dunavant. The Campbellsville
Area Association is proud to present this historical marker to Mr. Mark Dunavant, for his historical structure. Mr. Donny Hickerson,
whose wife, Debbie, is also a direct descendant of Crockett Campbell, used
his blacksmithing skills to design and build this marker.
(Left to right: Mark Dunavant, Donny Hickerson, and
Ed Corlew) |
Below is the map of the 2010 Historic Sites
Driving Map (Click on the map,
to see a larger image of the map) |
THE
SITTING ROCK Do you remember the “sitting
rock”? The story Mr. and Mrs. John Colvett
, current owners of the property that holds the “sitting rock,” have been
told that students would race to be the first kid to sit in the indention in
the rock. They are not sure what the
“prize” was for being the first, but talked with several people at the
festival Saturday that remembered this event and wanted to share this picture
with you. |
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Webmaster Jennifer
H. Stout Campbellsville, TN