▁Tas man ian ▁land forms ▁after ▁his ▁family ▁and ▁friends , ▁is ▁named ▁for ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁ma iden ▁name . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁sett ler ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁modern ▁Campbell ▁town ▁was ▁Thomas ▁Kent on , ▁a ▁const able , ▁who ▁ere cted ▁a ▁c ott age ▁here ▁at ▁some ▁time ▁around ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁a ▁cause way ▁was ▁ere cted ▁over ▁the ▁river ▁and ▁an ▁inn ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 4 . ▁ ▁Campbell ▁Town ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁and ▁was ▁originally ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁g arrison ▁towns ▁linking ▁Hob art ▁and ▁La unc eston . ▁Campbell ▁Town ▁had ▁ 2 – 3 ▁soldiers ▁perman ently ▁station ed ▁– ▁with ▁the ▁main ▁headquarters ▁at ▁Ross . ▁As ▁the ▁threat ▁from ▁the ▁ab original ▁cl ans ▁decre ased ▁the ▁soldiers ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁conv ict ▁police , ▁who ▁established ▁stations ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁surrounding ▁t iers ▁and ▁rivers ; ▁primarily ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁cont rolling ▁or ▁capt uring ▁escaped ▁conv ict s . ▁ ▁The ▁establishment ▁and ▁growth ▁of ▁Campbell ▁Town ▁as ▁a ▁police ▁district ▁headquarters ▁and ▁commercial ▁centre ▁par alle led ▁the ▁change ▁in ▁Van ▁D iem en ' s ▁Land ▁agricult ural ▁economy ▁from ▁a ▁pe asant ▁far ming ▁base ▁to ▁a ▁more ▁capital ▁int ensive ▁land ▁grant ▁system . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 3 6 , ▁a ▁de cade ▁after ▁its ▁establishment ,