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{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States}} |
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'''Freetown''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Albemarle County, Virginia|Albemarle County]], [[Virginia]].<ref name="gnis"/> The community got its name because freed slaves settled there. Freetown was established by |
'''Freetown''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Albemarle County, Virginia|Albemarle County]], [[Virginia]].<ref name="gnis"/> The community got its name because freed slaves settled there. Freetown was established by former slaves who bought the land from Berrell Mason in two-acre lots.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crozetgazette.com/2010/01/07/close-knit-freetown-community-is-feeling-squeezed/|title=Close-knit Freetown is Feeling Squeezed|website=crozetgazette.com|access-date=May 18, 2020}}</ref> |
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In 1976, former resident and famous chef [[Edna Lewis]] wrote The ''Taste of Country Cooking'' to preserve the rich flavors of her childhood, and to celebrate the place she came from, Freetown, Virginia. Lewis' grandparents were among the original founders of the farming community.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5594980|title=A 'Taste of Southern Cooking', 30 Years Later|website=NPR.org|access-date=Oct 4, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kinfolk.com/edna-lewis/|title=Edna Lewis|website=kinfolk.com|access-date=May 18, 2020}}</ref> Because of the wide popularity of Ms. Lewis and her books, the recipes and traditions of Freetown are among the most widely known of the American culinary milieux. |
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==Notable people== |
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* [[Edna Lewis]], African-American cookbook author and chef, noted for Southern Cuisine |
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Latest revision as of 22:19, 9 January 2024
Freetown | |
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  Freetown Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia  Freetown Freetown (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°02′54″N 78°42′44″W / 38.04833°N 78.71222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Albemarle |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1675258[1] |
Freetown is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia.[1] The community got its name because freed slaves settled there. Freetown was established by former slaves who bought the land from Berrell Mason in two-acre lots.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Freetown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ^ "Close-knit Freetown is Feeling Squeezed". crozetgazette.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
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