The Shad Planking is an annual political event in Virginia which takes place every April near Wakefield in Sussex County. It is sponsored by a chapter of the Ruritans, a community service organization which was founded in the small town of Holland about 30 miles to the southeast.
The 2008 Shad Planking event
George Allen speaking at the 2010 Shad Planking event
Wakefield is an incorporated town in Sussex County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 729.
West Church Street at Main Street in Wakefield