The Isle of Wight County Museum was established in 1976 and shares the county’s story through a variety of interactive exhibits, such as the turn-of-the-century general store, along with displays that interpret the area’s history during the colonial era, the Civil War, the Cold War, the Blackwater River, and the ham industry of Smithfield, Virginia. Other exhibits include pre-colonial and colonial artifacts, prehistoric fossils, and the oldest edible cured ham in the world.

103 Main St, Smithfield, VA 23430, Phone: 757-356-1223

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