Waverly is located in Sussex County. Popular legend has it that William Mahone (1826–1895), builder of the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad (now Norfolk Southern), and his cultured wife, Otelia Butler Mahone (1837–1911), traveled along the newly completed Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad naming stations. Otelia was reading Ivanhoe a book written by Sir Walter Scott. From his historical Scottish novels, Otelia chose the place name of Waverly.
You can see folk art from the world famous artist Miles B. Carpener along with the first peanut museum in America and antique farm machinery and equipment all in one location.
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