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About Isle of Wight County Museum
The Isle of Wight County Museum, founded in 1976, tells the story of the county through its interactive exhibits. Visitors can see the World's Oldest Ham and World's Oldest Peanut. The museum features a turn-of-the-century country store and displays interpreting colonial history, the Smithfield ham industry, the Blackwater River, the Civil War, and the Cold War.
On the coast
Serving Smithfield, VA
The Isle of Wight County Museum, founded in 1976, tells the story of the county through its interactive exhibits. Visitors can see the World's Oldest Ham and World's Oldest Peanut. The museum features a turn-of-the-century country store and displays interpreting colonial history, the Smithfield ham industry, the Blackwater River, the Civil War, and the Cold War.