Suffolk is the largest city in Virginia, with miles of coast on the Nansemond and James Rivers. Growing peanuts is a major industry for Suffolk. Planters' Peanuts was established in Suffolk in 1912. Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1974 to help protect one of the last large wild areas left in the Eastern United States. Lake Drummond is a natural lake in the heart of the Great Dismal Swamp. Riddick’s Folly is a historic house museum built in 1837 in Greek Revival style.

Riddick's Folly House Museum

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Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

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