Gloucester Point in Gloucester County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
1953 Benthall Peanut Picker
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
1. 1953 Benthall Peanut Picker Marker
Manufactured by Benthall Machine Company in Suffolk, Va. Peanut picking was and still is a very dusty job. Peanuts were fed into the front of this machine by hand and expelled from the other end into baskets, then transferred to burlap bags, and sewn shut and put on a truck to transport. Earlier models of this machine saved farmers a lot of money compared to hand picking.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1953.
Location. 37° 15.948′ N, 76° 29.596′ W. Marker is in Gloucester Point, Virginia, in Gloucester County. It is on George Washington Memorial Hwy (U.S. 17) 0.2 miles south of Tidemill Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker located on the north side of Whitleys Peanut Factory. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1977 George Washington Memorial Hwy, Gloucester Point VA 23062, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Middle Peninsula and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 1920's Farm Equipment (a few steps from this marker); Gloucester Point Chapel (approx. Ό mile away); Tarleton's Last Fight (approx. 0.9 miles away); "The Hook" (approx. 0.9 miles away); Battle of the Hook (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Irene Morgan Story Begins
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Another marker is no longer nearby. "The Hook" (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
2. 1953 Benthall Peanut Picker Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,020 times since then and 36 times this year. Last updated on March 8, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 6, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
