Suffolk, VA news and local guide

Suffolk early became a land gateway to the South Hampton Roads area to the east. Before the Civil War the Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad and the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad were built through the town, forerunners of today's CSX and Norfolk Southern lines, and more railroads and highways followed. Suffolk was incorporated as a town in 1808 and became a stop on the Atlantic and Danville Railway in 1890. In 1910 it became a city independent of Nansemond County, though it stayed the county seat until 1972, when the county became the independent city of Nansemond. In 1974 Suffolk and Nansemond merged under Suffolk's name and charter. Peanuts grown in the surrounding farmland became Suffolk's leading industry, and Planters Peanuts began operating in Suffolk in 1912. Sources Wikipedia: Suffolk, Virginia