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What you are reading: What to See in Suffolk, Virginia This Weekend
Summary and Frequenly Asked Questions:
- 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.
- The 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.
- Riddickâs Folly is a historic house museum built in 1837 in Greek Revival style.
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