Smithfield, Virginia - World's Oldest Edible Cured Ham
- Address:
- 103 Main Street, Smithfield, VA [Show Map]
- Directions:
- I-64 exit 263A (Mercury Blvd/US 258). South on US 258, across the James River Bridge, for 17.5 miles. Turn right on Main St. in Smithfield, then one-half mile to Museum.
- Admission:
- $3.
- Hours:
- T-Sa 10-4, Su 1-5 (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 757-357-7459
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This is a neat little museum, they have revolutionary war and civil war items as well as the items from the Smithfield hams industry. The main street of town where the museum is located is worth spending a day exploring. A bronze statue of Ben Franklin sits on a bench outside the local newspaper The Smithfield Times. The Smithfield Bakery has the best muffins, cookies, and sandwiches on homemade bread.
The museum has pictures of the ham biscuit from 2002 at 8 feet in width, 14 inches tall...500 pounds of Smithfield Ham. The Smithfield Ham Biscuit, which was made during last year's 250th Anniversary Celebration, was accepted by Guinness World Records as the World's Largest Ham Biscuit. [Lana, 04/27/2003]
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