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'''Freetown''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Albemarle County, Virginia|Albemarle County]], [[Virginia]].<ref name="gnis"/> |
'''Freetown''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Albemarle County, Virginia|Albemarle County]], [[Virginia]].<ref name="gnis"/> |
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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, |
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. Former slaves, including her grandparents, bought the land and established a 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== |
==Notable people== |
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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]
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. Former slaves, including her grandparents, bought the land and established a farming community.[2][3] 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.
Notable people
- Edna Lewis, African-American cookbook author and chef, noted for Southern Cuisine
References
- ^ a b "Freetown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ^ "A 'Taste of Southern Cooking', 30 Years Later". NPR.org. Retrieved Oct 4, 2019.
- ^ "Edna Lewis". kinfolk.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
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