Brunswick County, Virginia

Brunswick County, Virginia (HM1574)

Location: Freeman, VA 23856 Stafford County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 45.443', W 77° 39.391'

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"The Original Home of Brunswick Stew"

According to local tradition, while Dr. Creed Haskins and several friends were on a hunting trip in Brunswick County in 1828, his camp cook, Jimmy Matthews, hunted squirrels for a stew. Matthews simmered the squirrels with butter, onions, stale bread, and seasoning, thus creating the dish known as Brunswick stew. Recipes for Brunswick stew have changed over time as chicken has replaced squirrel and vegetables have been added, but the stew remains thick and rich. Other states have made similar claims but Virginia's is the first.
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HM NumberHM1574
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Marker NumberU-91
Year Placed1997
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
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Date Added Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at 7:00am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 262860 N 4071249
Decimal Degrees36.75738333, -77.65651667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 45.443', W 77° 39.391'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 45' 26.58" N, 77° 39' 23.46" W
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Area Code(s)804, 434
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 23199 US-58, Freeman VA 23856, US
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