Isle of Wight Museum, Virginia, Live Webcam
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- Location: Isle of Wight Museum, Smithfield, Virginia, United States
- Source: www.historicisleofwight.com
- Info: Live streaming webcam at the Isle of Wight Museum in Smithfield in Virginia. The Isle of Wight County Museum was founded in 1976 by a group of volunteers dedicated to the preservation of county history.
More info: Smithfield has many charms including 18th and 19th Century architecture, a revitalized historic downtown, and all the character of a former colonial seaport.
Smithfield became a town of industry with four plants devoted to the art of curing the world famous "Smithfield Ham". Once a commercial center for shipping, Smithfield has evolved to host one of the area's largest meat-processing industries as well as the home to one of Hampton Roads' largest employers - Smithfield Foods, Inc. - a Fortune 500 company with its corporate headquarters in Smithfield.
The isle of Wight County Museum is home to the world’s oldest ham. In 1902, one of P.D. Gwaltney Jr.'s cured hams was overlooked, and for 20 years, it hung from a rafter in a packing house. After that it became a big marketing tool for Gwaltney. Today it lives on in the museum and each July, the museum hosts a birthday party for the ham.