Freetown, Virginia

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Freetown
Unincorporated community
Freetown is located in Virginia
Freetown
Freetown
Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia
Coordinates: 38°02′54″N 78°42′44″W / 38.04833°N 78.71222°W / 38.04833; -78.71222Coordinates: 38°02′54″N 78°42′44″W / 38.04833°N 78.71222°W / 38.04833; -78.71222
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyAlbemarle
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1675258[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 three former slaves [2] who bought the land from Berrell Mason in two acre lots.[3]

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.[4][5] 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[]

  1. ^ a b "Freetown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  2. ^ "Edna of Freetown". virginialiving.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "Close-knit Freetown is Feeling Squeezed". crozetgazette.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "A 'Taste of Southern Cooking', 30 Years Later". NPR.org. Retrieved Oct 4, 2019.
  5. ^ "Edna Lewis". kinfolk.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020.


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