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Tobacco plants grow atop a mound to prevent their roots from getting too wet. Next to the tobacco field is the tobacco house. Tenant farmers in the colony of Virginia grew tobacco to pay rent, tithe to the church, and taxes.

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McLean and Great Falls: Revisiting 1771 at Claude Moore Colonial Farm

Market Fair portrays 1771 Virginia farm life.

After driving past Tysons Corner, downtown McLean, and the CIA, visitors were transported back to 1771 Virginia by Claude Moore Colonial Farm’s Market Fair on May 22.

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