Gloucester Point in Gloucester County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
1920's Farm Equipment
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
1. 1920s Farm Equipment Marker
In the early 20th century typical farm equipment like these were used as many farmers could not afford modernized equipment such as tractors. Either pulled by mules or horses, they provided the power that pulled most of the heavy farm machinery like the moving machine disc harrow and bottom plows.
The smaller piece is a Ayers peanut planter.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals • Industry & Commerce.
Location. 37° 15.936′ 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 north. 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: 1953 Benthall Peanut Picker (a few steps from this marker); Gloucester Point Chapel (approx. 0.2 miles 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. 1920s Farm Equipment Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 667 times since then and 34 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.
