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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]]. |
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{{Infobox settlement |
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|name = Freetown |
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|settlement_type = [[Unincorporated community]] |
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia |
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|map_caption = Location within Albemarle county |
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| subdivision_type = Country |
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|subdivision_name = United States |
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|subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |
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|subdivision_name1 = [[Virginia]] |
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|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Virginia|County]] |
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Albemarle County, Virginia|Albemarle]] |
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|population_as_of = [[United States Census, 2000|2000]] |
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|timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |
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|blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |
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|blank1_info = 1675258<ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis|id=1675258|name=Freetown|access-date=August 1, 2013}}</ref> |
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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 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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==References== |
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*http://geonames.usgs.gov |
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{{Albemarle County, Virginia}} |
{{Albemarle County, Virginia}} |
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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Virginia]] |
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[[Category:Albemarle County, Virginia]] |
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Albemarle County, Virginia]] |
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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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