Mr. Peanut's familiar character traces back to a 1916 Planters logo contest won by a young Suffolk-area boy, linking the advertising icon directly to the city's peanut history. A Mr. Peanut statue at the Suffolk Visitor Center gives travelers an easy public photo stop while the center interprets Suffolk's broader agricultural story.
Filed under roadside oddities: giant objects, odd monuments and things built for no clear reason.
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Source: visitsuffolkva.com/itineraries/all-about-mr-peanut-itinerary/