Things To Do in Waverly, Virginia

Story of peanuts through pictures, antique farm machinery and equipment. More on Virginia.org

Miles B. Carpenter Museum in Waverly, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

Inscription. Miles B. Carpenter (1889-1985) moved to a Sussex County peanut farm from Pennsylvania in 1902. He entered the lumber business in 1912 with a planing mill and sawmill. When business slo... More on HMDB

Inscription. One mile southwest, on September 16, 1864, General Wade Hampton's Confederate Cavalry herded about 2500 head of captured cattle across the Nottoway River, while two miles northwest, at Belsches' Mill, Federal troops sent ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Nearby to the northeast stood Ellis Preaching House, an early Methodist meetingplace in Sussex County. Francis Asbury, a pioneering Methodist leader and circuit rider, first visited the Ellis family in 1775 and later ... More on HMDB

Inscription. A Nottoway Indian town was located two miles south at the springs when the English settlement was established at Jamestown in 1607. The Nottoways gave the three springs the name, Coppahaunk, meaning "good health or healing ... More on HMDB

The Tavern, as it is commonly called by locals, is by far one of the best places near Richmond. The atmosephere is warm and the staff is excellent. They treat you like family there. B.J. is the owner and one of ... More on CitySearch

Inscription. 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. , Erected 1959 by Virginia State library. (Marker Number K 306: ), ... More on HMDB