Smithfield

Smithfield is a plantation house in , built from 1772 to 1774 by Col. William Preston to be his residence and the headquarters of his farm.
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  • Opening hours: Wednesday—Saturday 10:00 AM—3:00 PM
  • Email: info@historicsmithfield.org
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: listed on the NRHP in Montgomery County, Virginia
  • Also known as: “Smithfield Plantation”
  • Address: 1000 Merry Oak Way, Blacksburg, VA 24060

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hahn Horticulture Garden and Lane Stadium.

Garden
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The Peggy Lee , formerly the Virginia Tech Horticulture Garden, is a horticulture garden located on the Virginia Tech campus on Washington Street SW, , United States. is situated 2,400 feet east of Smithfield.

Stadium
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is a college football in the eastern United States, located on the campus of in . is situated 4,100 feet east of Smithfield.

Pitch
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is a located on the campus of in where it is home to the Hokies soccer and lacrosse teams. Built in 2003, the stadium seats 2,500 people and features a regulation size auxiliary field. is situated 3,100 feet east of Smithfield.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blacksburg and Miller–Southside Residential Historic District.

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is an incorporated town in , United States, with a population of 44,826 at the 2020 census. and the surrounding county is dominated economically and demographically by the presence of .

Neighborhood
is a national historic district located at , . The district encompasses 165 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of the town of Blacksburg.

Neighborhood
is a national historic district located at , . The district encompasses 137 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of the town of Blacksburg.

Smithfield

Latitude
37.21789° or 37° 13′ 4″ north
Longitude
-80.43201° or 80° 25′ 55″ west
Operator
Smithfield-Preston Foundation
Open location code
869X6H99+55
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1298947248
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q7545498
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In Other Languages

From Japanese to Urdu—“Smithfield” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “スミスフィールド”
  • Urdu: “سمتھفیلڈ”

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