The Claude Moore Colonial Farm is permanently closed (see https://1771.org).
Claude Moore Colonial Farm, originally Turkey Run Farm, was a U.S. park in Virginia recreating and reenacting life on a tenant farm c. 1771.
The Farm is located in Langley, Virginia, a suburb of McLean, Virginia, next to the George Bush Center for Intelligence and the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center. Market Fair events were held at the park.
The mission of Turkey Run was to recreate the life of 1771 tenant farmers. The vast majority of Virginians in 1771 were tenant farmers who grew tobacco to pay their rent and grew food to eat. The park permanently closed on December 21, 2018
Official Visitor Map of George Washington Memorial Parkway (MEMPKWY) in Virginia and District of Columbia. Published by the National Park Service (NPS).
Official Visitor Map of Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park (NHP) in Washington D.C., Maryland and West Virginia. Published by the National Park Service (NPS).
Bicycle Map of Virginia. Published by the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Claude Moore Colonial Farm
https://www.nps.gov/clmo/index.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Moore_Colonial_Farm
The Claude Moore Colonial Farm is permanently closed (see https://1771.org).
Claude Moore Colonial Farm, originally Turkey Run Farm, was a U.S. park in Virginia recreating and reenacting life on a tenant farm c. 1771.
The Farm is located in Langley, Virginia, a suburb of McLean, Virginia, next to the George Bush Center for Intelligence and the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center. Market Fair events were held at the park.
The mission of Turkey Run was to recreate the life of 1771 tenant farmers. The vast majority of Virginians in 1771 were tenant farmers who grew tobacco to pay their rent and grew food to eat. The park permanently closed on December 21, 2018
Step back in time and experience life on a small farm in northern Virginia. Living history programs and demonstrations offer a glimpse of what life was like for a poor farm family, just before the Revolutionary War.
From the George Washington Memorial Parkway, take the exit for route 123 west, then keep right onto route 193 (Georgetown Pike), then an immediate right onto Colonial Farm Rd. Continue straight 1/2 mile to the parking area, on the left.
From I-495, exit onto route 193 (Georgetown Pike), continue 2.2 miles and turn left on Colonial Farm Road. Continue straight 1/2 mile to the parking area, on the left.
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