Frying Pan Farm Park near Herndon in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
The Smokehouse
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Curing and Smoking Meat
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 1, 2022
1. The Smokehouse / Curing and Smoking Meat Marker
The building served as a summer kitchen, and had a wood cookstove and kitchen table. During the fall and winter, it was used to preserve and store meat for the family's year round consumption.
Mr. Murphy preferred to cure pork, rather than slaughter hogs, so he bought fresh meat from neighboring farms. The meat house's large size enabled the family to prepare up to 100 hams a year for sale to the local community, significantly supplementing the family's dairy income.
Smoking the meat also dries and preserves it, and adds a distinct flavor. After curing, meat was hung over a slow burning hickory fire during the fall and winter months. Bacon may not
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Those who taste a properly cured and smoked ham, never forget it's incredible flavor.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals. A significant historical year for this entry is 1987.
Location. 38° 56.166′ N, 77° 24.552′ W. Marker is near Herndon, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It is in Frying Pan Farm Park. It is on West Ox Road (Virginia Route 608) 0.1 miles east of Rogers Lane, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2717 West Ox Rd, Herndon VA 20171, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 walking distance of this marker: Middleton Barn (within shouting distance of this marker); The Moffett Family Blacksmith Shop (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Van Brunt Mfg. Co. (about 300 feet away); Threshing Machine (about 400 feet away); New Ideas for Victory (about 400 feet away); Side Delivery Hay Rake - Horse Drawn (about 400 feet away); The 4-H Building (about 700 feet away); Home Sweet Home (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Herndon.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 317 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 1, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
