Most noticeable are the remnants of the stone fences built around the log cabin and old homeplace. One must admire the determination of these pioneers in view of the tremendous amount of labor that went into building these long, five feet high fences.

  Traces of foundation from their house can easily be seen. The log cabin's original site, however, would not have been found without the expert eye of Mrs. Opal Barrington. As a child, she spent much time in this area and was able to recall  its exact location and a number of interesting stories about the area. The log cabin sat on a bluff overlooking Rook Creek. A rock fence separated the cabin from the creek to a point where suddenly there's a 30-40 foot ledge that drops off into the creek. One wonders how many times Louisa must have scolded her children for getting too close to that little cliff. At this site we found only one trace of this family aside from the old rock fence, that being a shattered medicine bottle that was obviously over 100 years old.

  The nearby site of the home built by Andrew Jackson Turnbo is much more identifiable. It stood some 200 yards down from the log cabin, overlooking the beautiful little Onion Creek. The foundation is still intact and one can easily find the remains of the old fireplace. It was formed with rocks native to that area and must have been quite large. The old cellar, barn, cow pens, etc., are all gone and we could find no trace of them. For some years after Andrew  Jackson's death, this house continued to be occupied and was a favorite gathering place of the Turnbo descendants. Within the last 20 years, the house has been torn down and more recently this property has been acquired by the government as it is quite close to the recent Stillhouse Lake formed by the Lampasas River.