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Freewater is a 2022 children's novel by American author Amina Luqman-Dawson, and published by Little Brown and Company.The story, about two young children who escape from slavery and find a community in the Great Dismal Swamp, won both the Coretta Scott King Award and Newbery Medal in 2023.
The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge was officially established by the U.S. Congress through the Dismal Swamp Act of 1974. The refuge consists of almost 107,000 acres (430 km 2 ) of forested wetlands , [ 22 ] including the 3,100-acre (13 km 2 ) Lake Drummond at its center.
The Great Dismal Swamp located in Virginia and North Carolina, was one prominent place where these slaves would go for this marronage, along with other long-term refugees. [44] The location was strategic as the swamp was dense and could hide its refugees from the plantation owners, militia, and dogs.
Kmart, which was located at 2000 Barnett Shoals Rd., followed in 1987 and permanently closed in 2012. Kroger currently operates three other Athens area locations at 191 Alps Rd., 700 US-29 and ...
Washington Ditch in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in 2016. The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1974 to help protect and preserve a portion of the Great Dismal Swamp, a marshy region on the Coastal Plain of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina between Norfolk, Virginia, and Elizabeth City, North Carolina in the United States.
The title character is a maroon of the Great Dismal Swamp who preaches against slavery and incites slaves to escape. [11] [16] [33] In 2022, Amina Luqman-Dawson published a young adult novel called Freewater, set in the Great Dismal Swamp. [34] In 2023, the historical fiction novel won the Newbery Medal as well as the Coretta Scott King Award. [35]
Vanessa Countryman, Athens Banner-Herald August 19, 2024 at 1:33 PM The Great American Cookies location in the Georgia Square Mall has announced it will close on Saturday.
The route enters the state from South Carolina near Calabash and leaves in the vicinity of the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia. Between the US 64 freeway and the Virginia state line, US 17 is a four-lane divided highway with speed limits varying between 45 mph (72 km/h) and 70 mph (110 km/h).