Shankleville Freedom Colony Hosts The Texas Purple Hull Pea Festival

After a two year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Texas Purple Hull Pea Festival will return to the historic Freedom Colony of Shankleville – Newton County, Texas, on June 25, 2022.

All the action will begin at 9 a.m. and takes place at the A.T. and Addie Odom Homestead, 194 CR 1040, Burkeville, Texas.

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