  Location within Virginia.  Claude Moore Colonial Farm (Virginia)  Claude Moore Colonial Farm (the United States) | |
| Established | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 21 December 2018 |
| Location | 6310 Georgetown Pike, McLean, Virginia, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 38°57′13″N 77°09′09″W / 38.953611°N 77.1525°W |
| Type | Living museum |
Claude Moore Colonial Farm, originally Turkey Run Farm, was a U.S. park in Virginia re-creating and re-enacting life on a tenant farm circa 1771.[1] The park closed permanently on December 21, 2018.[2] The National Park Service was subsequently said to be in the process of planning the future of the park and its facilities [3]
The Friends of Claude Moore Colonial Farm at Turkey Run Inc., a privately funded foundation, paid for all activities on the Farm, while the land it occupied was owned by the National Park Service. It received only certain maintenance services from the Park Service.[4] The Farm was located in McLean, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C., next to the George Bush Center for Intelligence and the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center.
The mission of Claude Moore Colonial Farm was to recreate the life of tenant farmers circa 1771. The majority of Virginians of that time period were tenant farmers who grew tobacco to pay their rent while growing food to eat. By contrast, Colonial Williamsburg mainly demonstrates the life of merchants, landowners, and other members of colonial Virginia's upper crust.
- ^ "Claude Moore Colonial Farm". DCpages. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28.
- ^ "Claude Moore Colonial Farm Permanently Closed". December 21, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- ^ "Claude Moore farm area at Turkey Run Park". September 20, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ "NPS Closes Virginia Farm It Provides No Resources, Staff To" "NPS Closes Virginia Farm It Provides No Resources, Staff to: DCist". Archived from the original on 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2015-01-29., Director