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Early Peanut Crop

General Mahone Hwy, VA , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 37° 0' 15.616152", -77° 2' 40.168032"
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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.

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
   
 
 
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