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Speakers remember Nov. 13, 1953 'longest supper table' that drew thousands to Culpeper
Summary
Panelists recalled a Nov. 13, 1953 community event in Culpeper described as the 'longest supper table,' which they said drew thousands and featured large pots of Brunswick stew; one panelist gave the town population as about 4,500 at the time.
Lehi Carpenter flagged a dated photograph and identified the event as Nov. 13, 1953: "This has a date of 11/13/1953. The town population was 4,500 people," he said, describing a mass communal meal that blocked off a stretch of Main Street.
Panelists described thousands attending, large cooking pots and Brunswick stew prepared in a vacant lot near Antioch Baptist Church. They characterized the occasion as a rare, once-in-a-lifetime civic celebration that brought many townspeople and visitors together.
