GREAT PEANUT FIRE: Smithfield’s Disastrous 1921 Wharf Fire

Today marks the 104th anniversary of the huge fire that radically changed the town’s economy.

Citizens raced down to the docks to the loud screams of steamboat whistles and the clanging of church bells. The conflagration consumed most of the industry that had made Smithfield the peanut capital of the world and was only stopped by the well-timed arrival of Suffolk’s new motor pump fire engine.

Come to the museum to learn the dramatic story of the blaze that turned the town’s focus from peanuts to ham.

You may also like the following events from Isle of Wight County Museum:

• This Friday, 8th August, 12:30 pm, LUNCH & LEARN: Uncommon Soldier in Smithfield
• This month, 26th August, 02:00 pm, Bookworm Discoveries at Windsor Castle Park in Smithfield

Also check out other Performances in Smithfield, Arts events in Smithfield, Theatre events in Smithfield.