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Cookbook includes story of Sarah Estell, Black pre-Civil War ice cream saloon owner
By Forrest Sanders at NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)
· June 30, 2026
· 3 min read
For a long time, I've been interested in this historical marker on Rep. John Lewis Way N. for a woman named Sarah Estell. Estell lived long before there there could be any old footage or pictures of her, and there's relatively little even written about her. Yet, perhaps no one has a story like Es...
Key takeaway "I was in shock, because I could not believe that this woman existed," she said.
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Category: library ·
Published: June 30, 2026 ·
Source: NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate) ·
Reading time: 3 min
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What is this story about? For a long time, I've been interested in this historical marker on Rep. John Lewis Way N. for a woman named Sarah Estell. Estell lived long before there there could be any old footage or pictures of her, and there's relatively little even written about her. Yet, perhaps no one has a story like Es...
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