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Isle of Wight Museum

Glass Dome at Isle of Wight County Museum with amber, red, and green glass pieces affixed in a glass dome. Isle of Wight Museum facade. A neoclassical or Greek revival tan-grey colored stone building. A clock face is in the center of the tall building between the stone columns. Isle of Wight Museum logo, the words Isle of wight Museum under a drawing of the museums glass dome.
Glass Dome at Isle of Wight County Museum
Address
103 Main Street
Smithfield, VA 23430
Region Hampton Roads
Locality Isle Of Wight
Phone: (757) 356-1223
Phone: (800) 365-9339
Email jwilliams@isleofwightus.net
Website www.smithfield-virginia.com/IsleofWightMuseumreopens.html
Isle of Wight Museum visitsmithfieldisleofwight.com

Interpreting local history, the museum's exhibits include prehistoric fossils, Native American and Colonial artifacts, a country store and the museum's most notable artifact - the world's oldest, edible cured ham. The 1902 pork product exemplifies the patented Smithfield curing process.




Last Updated: 10/10/2012 2:06 PM

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