Early Peanut Crop

Early Peanut Crop (HMO1R)

Location: Waverly, VA 23890 Sussex County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 0.26', W 77° 2.669'

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One mile northwest Dr. Matthew Harris grew the first commercial crop of peanuts in the United States, according to tradition, in or soon after 1842.
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HM NumberHMO1R
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Marker NumberK 306
Year Placed1959
Placed ByVirginia State library
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Date Added Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 at 9:29pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 318089 N 4097306
Decimal Degrees37.00433333, -77.04448333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 0.26', W 77° 2.669'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 0' 15.60" N, 77° 2' 40.14" W
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Area Code(s)804, 757, 434
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 8377-8929 S County Dr, Waverly VA 23890, US
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