Smithfield, Virginia
Smithfield, Virginia Main Street, Smithfield Main Street, Smithfield Official seal of Smithfield, Virginia Smithfield is a town in Isle of Wight County, in the South Hampton Roads subregion of the Hampton Roads region of Virginia in the United States.
The town is most famous for the curing and manufacturing of the Smithfield ham.
The Virginia General Assembly passed a statute defining "Smithfield ham" by law in 1926, with one of the requirements that it be processed inside the town limits.
Currently, Smithfield Foods, a Fortune 500 Company that owns Smithfield Packing Company and others, is the world's biggest pork processor and hog producer.
Smithfield, first colonized in 1634, is positioned on the Pagan River, not far from Jamestown.
The initial survey and plat of the Town of Smithfield was made by Jordan Thomas, County Surveyor, for Captain Arthur Smith in 1750. "Wharf Hill" was the coastline locale of the beginning of the industries of Smithfield, which would evolve into "The Peanut Capital of the World" and "The Ham Capital of the World." George Purdie, Gent., a County Justice and Postmaster of Smithfield amid his lifetime, purchased Lots 4 & 5 of the initial plat of the Town of Smithfield in 1763.
Purdie's neighbor, Captain Mallory Todd, assembled the company of curing and shipping the hams that has made Smithfield world-famous.
Thomas (1837 1915) restored by Sala Clark in the late 1990s whose 1889 "urban" Queen Ann style mansion changed the face of Smithfield (colonial and cottage), and whose accomplishments helped to save a close-by National Landmark, the 1632 St.
Luke's Church, "The Old Brick Church Near Smithfield, Virginia," specifically to champion its 1632 date and legacy.
Today, Smithfield is a small town improve striving to preserve its southern charm.
Currently Smithfield has a populace of 8,100 and is roughly 10.1 square miles (26 km2) in size. The ham manufacturing operation was purchased by a Chinese firm in 2014.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 10.4 square miles (27.1 km ), of which 9.5 square miles (24.7 km ) is territory and 0.9 square miles (2.4 km ) (8.80%) is water.
Water fortress in Smithfield, displaying the motto of "ham, history & hospitality" Smithfield's Historic District is a primary attraction.
Historic buildings that lure tourists include the Isle of Wight County Museum, Historic Fort Huger, the Schoolhouse Museum, the Old Courthouse of 1750, and Historic St.
Countryside attractions just outside Smithfield include Boykin's Tavern Museum, the Isle of Wight Courthouse of 1800 and Darden's Country Store & Smokehouse.
The Jamestown/Scotland Ferry (located in Surry) also allows tourists to visit Williamsburg, Virginia, as well, linking Smithfield to the historic triangle.
Smithfield is also a convenient day trip from Norfolk, Richmond, and Virginia Beach. Smithfield's Historic District contains over 70 buildings of exceptional architectural importance, including residences of the Colonial, Federal, and Victorian periods.
Sites of historic interest in Smithfield include the 1750 Court House, the contiguous colonial tavern that is now the Smithfield Inn, the Isle of Wight Museum, the Schoolhouse Museum, the Wentworth-Grinnan House, and Windsor Castle Park.
Luke's Church, and the Smithfield Inn, the Fort Boykin Archaeological Site (44 - IW20), Four Square, P.
Family affairs include the Christmas Parade, the Smithfield Farmers Market, and Smithfield Olden Days.
Jalapenos and Smithfield Station offer live music, while the Smithfield Little Theater offers various selections of plays throughout the year. Windsor Castle Park, Nike Park, Cypress Creek Golf Course, and Smithfield Station Restaurant, Waterfront Inn & Marina are just some of the recreational sites of Smithfield.
The colonial tavern on Main Street, now directed as the Smithfield Inn.
Smithfield Middle School (Smithfield, Virginia) Official Website of Smithfield Smithfield Foods, official website Smithfield Inn history webpage Smithfield, Virginia Historic Walking Tour website Municipalities and communities of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States Virginia Towns in Virginia
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Towns in Isle of Wight County, Virginia - Towns in Virginia - 1634 establishments in Virginia - Hampton Roads - Populated places established in 1634 - Populated places on the James River (Virginia)
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