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Smithfield: Ham Capital of the World

Smithfield: Ham Capital of the World

Evans-Hylton, Patrick

Hardcover

Travel GeneralGeneral PhotographyRegional: South

Publisher Price: $31.99

ISBN10: 1531611923
ISBN13: 9781531611927
Publisher: Arcadia Lib Ed
Published: Nov 1 2004
Pages: 130
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.69 Depth: 9.61
Language: English
The history of Isle of Wight County and Smithfield are nearly as old as the settlement of the nation itself. In 1608, explorer Capt. John Smith visited the area south of his Jamestown Colony in search of food and trade with the Warascoyak Indians. The region's first inhabitants took root in 1619, and the town of Smithfield was established in 1752. A culinary specialty of the area learned from the Native Americans was introduced to the rest of the world in the late 1700s--a salt-cured cut of pork later known as Smithfield Ham. The popularity of the ham grew, and everyone from royalty (Queen Victoria ordered hams frequently) to presidents have dined on the delicacy, making the quaint village of 6,500 Ham Town U.S.A. Today, the only place to get a genuine Smithfield ham is from this Virginia town.

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