While on a business trip through Tennessee, it occurred to me that I was passing very close to some sites of potential significance to the Turpin family story. I took the time to stop.
My first stop was at the location of "Loveville" and Campbell Station. Martin Turpin settled in this area when he was fourteen years old. My second stop was at Southwest Point--the check-in station where Martin Turpin's flotilla likely stopped in 1796 after having traveled from Virginia on the Clinch River. The following two videos tell the story of these on-site investigations in early January of 2018.
A Visit to Loveville and Campbell Station
A Visit to Southwest Point
About Me
- Dr. J. Randolph Turpin
- I am first a Christian, a husband, a father and a grandfather. I am also a teacher, a revivalist, an administrator, an editor, a writer, a conference speaker, a ministry and leadership development consultant/coach, a genealogy enthusiast, and a lifetime learner.
