AgCache...Southampton Ag & Forestry Museum Traditional Geocache
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AgCache...Southampton Ag & Forestry Museum
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This is the fourth in a series of caches developed to highlight the diversity, history and importance of Virginia’s largest industry, Agriculture.
The agriculture industry contributes $55 billion annually to the state’s economy and provides more than 357,000 jobs. Virginia has more than 47,000 farms covering 8.1 million acres, the equivalent of 32% of Virginia’s total land area. Virginia’s diverse agriculture industry includes commodities such as broiler chickens, beef, milk, apples, Christmas trees, clams, corn, cut flowers, goats, hay, lamb and wool, mushrooms, peaches, peanuts, potatoes, soybeans, sweet corn, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, trout, turkeys, watermelons, wine grapes and many other items.
Southampton Agriculture & Forestry Museum is dedicated to preserving antique farm equipment, hand tools and rural wares. Located on 10 acres of land, visitors enjoy an extensive collection of indoor and outdoor displays and exhibits related to farm life and the lumber industry. Included within the grounds of the museum are an old farm house, a country store, and a sawmill.
On the third Saturday in September, be sure to checkout the annual Heritage Day Festival, which draws hundreds of visitors from various parts of the state. Visitors help celebrate Southampton County's rich cultural heritage on the grounds of the Southampton Agriculture & Forestry Museum with attractions include local arts & crafts, entertainment, food and fun for the entire family! In addition, you can watch the operation of the sawmill, grist mill or the printing press and learn how things were done in the past.
The cache is only large enough for a log, so bring your own pen. No admission fee is required to find the cache. However, if you want to tour the museum, a small admission fee is charged. The museum is open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday from 1 pm – 5 pm.
For more information on our series of AgCaches, please visit (visit link)
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