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The Suffolk Peanut Company is a historic peanut processing complex at 303 South Saratoga Street in Suffolk, Virginia. The complex includes a number of warehouses dating from the first half of the 20th century, and a peanut processing plant dating back to 1932. The site has been used for the processing, sorting, and storage of peanuts since ...
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Virginia that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, other historic registers, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]
He built on the widespread cultivation of peanuts in the area. By 1941, Suffolk had been declared "The Peanut Capital of the World". [3] The city also became home to Planters' Mr. Peanut, a world-famous advertising icon (voted the country's third-most popular in 2004 [3]). A statue of Mr. Peanut is prominently displayed in downtown Suffolk.
Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday aged 100, grew up on a peanut farm in Archery, Georgia. He helped harvest and sell cotton, peanuts, sugar cane, and corn before he left for college. The Carter ...
Named for Byrd's daughter, Evelyn, this site has been home to the Ruffin family since 1847. The 2,500 acre (10 km 2) farm is still family owned and operated. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The house, lush grounds and gardens are open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily.
More than 80 farms in the U.S. and Canada have teamed up with Peanuts Worldwide to create “Peanuts”-themed mazes to celebrate the beloved strip's 75th birthday this summer and fall. “All of ...
Riverside Farm (Nelson County, Virginia) Rochambeau Farm; Rock Cliff; Rock Hill Farm (Bluemont, Virginia) Rockwood (Dublin, Virginia) Rose Bower; Rose Hill Farm (Upperville, Virginia) Rose Hill Farm (Winchester, Virginia) Rudd Branch Ridge–Complexes Nos. 1 and 2; Ruffner House
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