Campbell Town, Tasmania

Campbelltown is a small town in the center of the Australian state of Tasmania. It lies on the Midland Highway ( N1). In the census of 2006 the population was found to be 772.

History

The town was named by Governor Lachlan Macquarie after his wife Elizabeth Campbell, as well as the Elizabeth River, which flows through the city.

Campbelltown was originally one of the four garrison towns on the way from Hobart to Launceston. Today it is the only major intermediate station on the Midland Highway with toilets, a city park, a large car park and a number of grocery stores. The city also serves as a shopping center for most of the Midlands.

Red Bridge

One of the attractions of the city is built by convicts Red Bridge, the oldest bridge in the network in the Australian federal roads. The bridge and the associated dam emerged as part of the original main road and should be part of the Bell's Line of Road, but this road was never built further than to Oatlands. Construction of the bridge began in 1836 and ended in 1838. Consists of brick and originally had a wooden structure. This wooden structure was replaced in the meantime, but the support structure is still original, which makes the bridge to a rare example of early Australian architecture.

Foxhunters Return

In Campbelltown to find The Foxhunters Return, a relay station in the Georgian style of the colonial era, which is obtained including all outbuildings and still acts as a stopover for travelers along the Midland Highway. The inn was built in 1833 by convicts; the main house was built under the direction of the stonemason Hugh Keane. The National Trust of Australia describes the Foxhunters Return as " the most beautiful and most important hotel construction in the late colonial period in Australia ." During the construction of the Red Bridge convicts stayed in the vast cellars under the Foxhunters Return, which lies on the banks of the Elizabeth River near the Red Bridge. These consist of basement built by convicts sandstone and brick vaults and are now home to The Book Cellar, which is open daily.