63-1179: The Farm may refer to the following: Organizations and institutions [ edit ] Camp Peary , a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) training facility near Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S. The Farm (Canada) , a government residence in Canada and home to the Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons The Farm (San Francisco) , a community center in California, U.S. Lewis Farm , an historic home in Charlottesville, Virginia Louisiana State Penitentiary , in Louisiana, U.S. Stanford University , in Stanford, California, U.S. Places [ edit ] The Farm (Tennessee) , an intentional community in Tennessee, U.S. Area 51 ,
126-443: A Seabee training base. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) extended a spur track from its Richmond-Newport News main line tracks to the site from nearby Williamsburg , and established Magruder Station near the former unincorporated town of Magruder . As part of the process of converting the property to a military reservation, all residents of the entire towns of Magruder and Bigler's Mill had to vacate. The town of Magruder
189-548: A city in Yorkshire , but Charles was formerly Duke of York and his own son James II followed him as Duke of York. The first courthouse and jail were located near what is now Yorktown although the community, founded as a port for shipping tobacco to Europe, as variously called Port of York, Borough of York, York, Town of York, until Yorktown was established in 1691, when the House of Burgesses required each county to designate
252-556: A documentary set in Angola Prison Literature [ edit ] The Farm (Louis Bromfield novel) , 1933 The Farm (Tom Rob Smith novel) , 2014 The Farm (Joanne Ramos novel) , 2019 Music [ edit ] Groups and labels [ edit ] The Farm (British band) The Farm (recording studio) , a UK recording studio founded by the band Genesis The Farm (U.S. band) Other uses in music [ edit ] The Farm (album) ,
315-478: A female householder with no husband present, and 20.60% were non-families. 16.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.15. In the county, the population was spread out, with 29.10% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 30.70% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 9.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
378-821: A highly classified, remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base, within the Nevada Test and Training Range Arts, entertainment, and media [ edit ] Films and television [ edit ] The Farm (franchise) , a reality competition television franchise that originated in Sweden The Farm (UK TV series) , the UK version "The Farm" ( Battlestar Galactica ) , an episode of Battlestar Galactica "The Farm" ( Flashpoint ) , an episode of Flashpoint "The Farm" ( The Office ) , an episode of The Office (U.S. TV series) The Farm , an unaired spinoff of The L Word The Farm: Angola, USA ,
441-417: A port of entry and build warehousing. Although never formally incorporated as a town, Yorktown is the county seat of York County. The only town ever incorporated within the county's boundaries was Poquoson , which was incorporated in 1952 and became an independent city in 1975. Porto Bello , the hunting lodge of Lord Dunmore , last royal governor of Virginia, still stands on the grounds of Camp Peary. It
504-634: A powerful empire of eastern-Algonquian language-speaking peoples known as the Powhatan Confederacy ; he conquered or allied by agreement with approximately 30 tribes. Known as the Powhatan, meaning the paramount chief, he was from a village also known as "Powhatan", near the fall line of the James River . (The Powhatan Hill neighborhood of the current city of Richmond was developed near this former site.) Chief Powhatan later established
567-772: A second capital village, known as Werowocomoco , in a centrally located position in Tenakomakah. Rediscovered in the early 21st century by archeological work, it was located along the north bank of the York River in present-day Gloucester County . The Chiskiack tribe of the Powhatan Confederacy lived in York County along the York River until the 1630s. Escalating conflicts with the expanding English colony based at Jamestown caused them to move to
630-463: A significant amount of growth until recently, the northern portion is now seeing the development of new residential communities and shopping areas. As of the census of 2000, there were 56,297 people, 20,000 households, and 15,880 families residing in the county. The population density was 533 inhabitants per square mile (206/km ). There were 20,701 housing units at an average density of 196 units per square mile (76 units/km ). The racial makeup of
693-419: A vast expanse of federal land in the midsection of the county, much of which is densely wooded park land, and military training areas. The southern portion of the county is dense with suburban developments and contains the majority of the county's population. There is little room for additional growth in the southern portion of York County because it is a relatively small area and was essentially fully developed by
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#1732787301854756-596: Is approximately 9,000 acres. The Farm is used to train officers of the CIA's Directorate of Operations , as well as those of the DIA 's Defense Clandestine Service , among other intelligence bodies. Its facilities are available to the members of the intelligence community for "off-site" activities such as conferences and working groups. Camp Peary has a sister facility, " The Point ", located in Hertford, North Carolina . Camp Peary
819-548: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Camp Peary Camp Peary is a U.S. military reservation in York County near Williamsburg, Virginia , which hosts a covert CIA training facility known as " The Farm ". Officially referred to as an Armed Forces Experimental Training Activity ( AFETA ) under the authority of the Department of Defense , Camp Peary
882-492: Is governed by a Board of Supervisors , who are elected for four-year terms by voters from each of the county's five districts. The Board appoints a County Administrator to act as the administrative head of the county. The current county administrator is Neil Morgan. York County consistently votes for Republican candidates in statewide elections, though the county has recently become less strongly Republican. Since 1968, only 3 Democratic candidates have won more than 45% of
945-561: Is known as "The Farm", a training facility run by the Central Intelligence Agency for the purpose of training CIA's clandestine officers, as well as officers of other organizations specializing in clandestine activities, such as the Defense Intelligence Agency . The existence of this facility is widely known but has never been formally acknowledged by the U.S. government . Access to Camp Peary
1008-763: Is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . It is most famous as the site of the surrender of General Cornwallis to General George Washington in 1781, ending the American Revolutionary War . Yorktown also figured prominently in the American Civil War during the Peninsula Campaign in 1862. The small unincorporated town of Lackey and a nearby area known as "the Reservation" were taken over by
1071-447: Is named for Arctic explorer Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary . Porto Bello , the historic hunting lodge of Lord Dunmore , last royal governor of Virginia , is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is located on the grounds of Camp Peary. Comprising 9,275 acres (37.53 km ) of land, of which about 8,000 acres (32 km ) are unimproved or only partially improved. The 100 acres (40 hm ) Biglers Millpond occupies
1134-519: Is one of the three points of the Historic Triangle of Colonial Virginia . It is the site of the last battle and surrender of British forces in 1781 at the conclusion of the American Revolutionary War , when the patriots gained independence from Great Britain . In modern times, several important U.S. military installations have been developed in the county. It also has miles of waterfront residential and recreational areas. York County adjoins
1197-578: Is strictly controlled, and visitors to the installation are escorted at all times. The portion of the original World War II Seabee base north of Interstate 64 has been closed to the public since 1951. However, the roads and many structures of Magruder and Bigler's Mill are still there and many are occupied. An airport with a 5,000-foot (1,500 m) runway was added to the facility near the site of Bigler's Mill. Flight records show that at least 11 aircraft that appear to be owned by CIA front companies , and are believed to have been used as rendition aircraft by
1260-487: Is there. The Naval Weapons Station Yorktown was originally established during World War I by order of President Woodrow Wilson , and now includes the formerly separate Cheatham Annex Supply Complex. Camp Peary was established during World War II as a Seabee Training Base. As the war progressed, it became valuable to the Allied Forces to house sensitive prisoners-of-war from captured German naval vessels; it
1323-643: The Busch Gardens Williamsburg theme park and includes within its borders the affiliated Water Country USA water park , the Yorktown Riverfront area, Yorktown Battlefield and Visitor Center and American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. Yorktown is linked by the National Park Service's bucolic Colonial Parkway with Colonial Williamsburg and historic attractions at Jamestown, Virginia . Heritage tourism to
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#17327873018541386-503: The DuPont company and was made a part of Cheatham Annex ) in 1943. To the west of Penniman, which is reported to have had a peak population of 15,000, on land which is now part of Camp Peary , the smaller towns of Magruder and Bigler's Mill were located. Much of Magruder's population and at least one church was relocated to Grove, increasing its population. In 1949, the county grew by 4 square miles (10 km ), as land in that amount
1449-698: The Grove community, located on U.S. Route 60 in adjacent James City County a few miles away, where a number of displaced residents from an area near Lackey known simply as "the Reservation" had earlier relocated under similar circumstances during World War I when what is now the Naval Weapons Station Yorktown was created. At the outset of the War, the preliminary training of the Seabees had been carried out at Naval Training Stations across
1512-432: The Historic Triangle of Colonial Virginia , which includes Yorktown, Jamestown and Williamsburg . Yorktown is the northern terminus of the scenic Colonial Parkway operated by the U.S. National Park Service which links the three. In 2005, the county completed Riverwalk Landing, a successful pseudo-colonial waterfront development at Yorktown to revitalize the previously deteriorating beach and town district and complement
1575-493: The Naval Combat Demolition Units . After June 1944 Seabee boot camp was moved to Camp Endicott, Quonset Point , Rhode Island. Base commander Capt. J.G. Ware had the idea to raise hogs on base so the recruits called the place Capt. Wares hog farm. Originally the hog yard was in the center of the camp, but the enlisted complained that the pigs were on high ground while they were in the mud. This got
1638-622: The Tidewater . As of the 2020 census , the population was 70,045. The county seat is the unincorporated town of Yorktown . Located on the north side of the Virginia Peninsula , with the York River as its northern border, York County is included in the Virginia Beach – Norfolk – Newport News , VA– NC Metropolitan Statistical Area . York County contains many tributaries of the York River. It shares land borders with
1701-432: The U.S. Navy during World War I . This is now part of the Naval Weapons Station Yorktown . Many of the displaced African American landowners were eventually relocated to Grove , along the border between York and James counties. During World War II , the sites of three other small York County towns were absorbed into U.S. government reservations. Penniman was the site of a World War I munitions facility operated by
1764-508: The Virginia Peninsula in the Colony of Virginia . In 1619, the area which is now York County was included in two of the four incorporations (or "citties") of the proprietary Virginia Company of London which were known as Elizabeth Cittie and James Cittie . In 1634, what is now York County was formed as Charles River Shire , one of the eight original shires of Virginia and named for King Charles I . Charles River Shire took its name from
1827-474: The incorporated town of Poquoson , which had been within York County, became an independent city , although ties between the county and the new city remained close. Over 40 years later, they continue to share courts, sheriff's office, a jail, and some constitutional services. York County also adjoins another small independent city, Williamsburg, which was long located within James City County. In
1890-531: The 2007 celebration of Jamestown. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 215 square miles (560 km ), of which 105 square miles (270 km ) is land and 110 square miles (280 km ) (51.3%) is water. It is the third-smallest county in Virginia by land area. It is near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Also, in terms of population clusters, the county is divided by
1953-432: The 20th century, some areas of York County adjacent to Williamsburg were lost to the growing small city through annexation. From the 1980s to modern times, York County experienced a rapid transition from a rural county to a bedroom community for the neighboring core cities of Hampton and Newport News . In modern times, York County and Yorktown in particular are part of an important historical area of attractions known as
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2016-457: The 36th CB the first to train there while the first organized there was the 61st CB. Another 100,000 men would go through the camp before training there ceased in June of 1944. During that period the Seabees established over 60 trade schools on the base. In June of 1943 the dynamite and demolition school opened. Some of its first graduates included the first six classes of Seabee volunteers for
2079-475: The CIA under the guise of charter flights, have landed on this runway. Former CIA officer Bill Wagner attended a three-week interrogation course at The Farm in 1970. He claims it was the agency's "premier course", and that volunteers played the role of interrogation subjects in order to be guaranteed seats in future classes. Interrogators-in-training practiced techniques such as sleep deprivation , deliberately tainted food, and mock executions. According to Wagner,
2142-783: The Germans to change the secret codes that had been broken by Allied codebreakers , thus, extra secrecy was necessary. There is information about life at the Camp and the German PoWs in the Herman Recht papers held by the College of William and Mary , a set of letters written by a clerk at the Camp. Many of the former POWs stayed in Virginia and the United States after the war, and became naturalized as U.S. citizens. Vacated by
2205-530: The Historic Triangle draws international visitors and is a major economic activity for the county. The area which is now York County was long inhabited by succeeding cultures of Native Americans . These were hunter-gatherer groups during the late Woodland Period (1000 BCE to 1000 CE) and earlier. By the late 16th century, much of the coastal plain draining to the Chesapeake Bay of
2268-514: The Navy in 1946, Camp Peary became a Virginia state forestry and game reserve for five years. A reservoir that had been built on the upper reaches of Queen's Creek to supply the substantial fresh water needs of Camp Peary when it was a Seabee base was divested to the City of Williamsburg. The Waller Mill Reservoir formed the basis for the city's Waller Mill Park , although the park is located north of
2331-622: The Navy. A portion of the land became a detention center for German prisoners of war in the United States (POWs). Many of them were Kriegsmarine crewmen from captured German U-boats and from ships the Germans thought lost at sea with crews presumed dead. It was important to keep the German authorities unaware of their capture, since knowledge that they had survived would mean that secret code books and Enigma machines thought lost at sea could also have been compromised. Learning that these men were being held as POWs, would almost certainly have caused
2394-519: The Spanish group. In February 1571 he led an attack on the Jesuits; all of the party except a young boy were killed. The following year, a Spanish force returned to the region for punishment and reclaimed the youth Alonso. The Spanish did not attempt another mission in this part of North America. About 30 years later, English colonists arrived and established Jamestown in 1607 on the southern shore of
2457-894: The US band's only album "The Farm", a song by Aerosmith from Nine Lives Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media [ edit ] The Farm (Miró) , a painting by Joan Miró shown at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The Farm , a painting by Adriaen van de Velde formerly in the Hope Collection of Pictures "The Farm", the nickname for the Farmington Police District in The Shield See also [ edit ] Farm (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
2520-487: The city limits in York County. A portion of the abandoned Chesapeake and Ohio Railway spur from the Peninsula Extension main line just east of near Ewell Station to the base (also built during World War II ) is now a recreational rail trail . Then, in 1951, the U.S. Navy returned to the property, securing the portion north of the highway, which was State Route 168 at the time, and announced it closed to
2583-563: The country. That lasted a short period until boot training was consolidated at Camp Allen Virginia. Camp Allen was replaced by Camp Bradford which in turn was replaced by Camp Peary. The initial Seabee recruits of WWII were men who built Boulder Dam , America's highways and New York City skyscrapers. At Naval Construction Training Center Peary, Seabees were taught basic military order , discipline, weaponry, stevedoring , and construction trades . The Camp opened in November 3rd of 1942 with
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2646-411: The county was 76.4% White , 13.4% Black or African American , 0.4% Native American , 4.9% Asian , 0.2% Pacific Islander , 1.4% from other races , and 3.4% from two or more races. 4.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 20,000 households, out of which 42.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.30% were married couples living together, 9.40% had
2709-467: The county). In addition, Yorktown offers a complimentary sightseeing trolley bus around the town on a daily basis. There is no train station in York County. The closest Amtrak stations are in Williamsburg and Newport News , respectively. Greyhound also has services in these two cities. A section of Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport , the only regional airport on the southern tip of
2772-425: The county. Two sections of U.S. Routes 60 passes York County to the north of Williamsburg and west of Water Country USA. Virginia State Route 134 connects York County to Langley Air Force Base and Hampton, Virginia , bypassing the more developed portion of US-17 between Tabb and I-64. Victory Boulevard connects Newport News and York County to Poquoson . The county is traditionally organized per Virginia Law. It
2835-520: The course was dropped from the CIA training curriculum after the Watergate scandal , due to increased attention being paid to CIA practices. 37°20′N 76°40′W / 37.33°N 76.67°W / 37.33; -76.67 York County, Virginia York County (formerly Charles River County ) is a county in the eastern part of the Commonwealth of Virginia , located in
2898-597: The current Commonwealth of Virginia was called Tenakomakah in Algonquian , meaning "densely inhabited land". The historic tribes of the Tidewater area spoke related Algonquian languages. Other Algonquian-speaking peoples occupied coastal areas north and into present-day Canada, as well as to the south. In the Virginia region, a weroance (or chief) named Wahunsunacock (1547–1618) of the Powhatan people created
2961-464: The early 2000s. A small industrial area along the York River just east of Yorktown contains a power plant owned by Dominion Virginia Power, and a petroleum terminal on the former site of an oil refinery that ceased operation in 2010. The northern portion is more connected with the Williamsburg community than Yorktown and, although less populous than the south, is also fairly dense. Having not seen
3024-409: The early Chiskiack people. After the Powhatan moved his capital from this area in 1609, the site believed to have been Werowocomoco near Purtan Bay was lost to history. It was rediscovered in the early 21st century and has been under continuing archaeological study projects. The discoveries and ongoing research led by the College of William and Mary hold great promise in expanding understanding of
3087-399: The hogs moved to a more obscure location, but still within the limits of the military reservation. A bulldozer was used for clearing the feed troughs and transporting slop from the galley to the hog yard. Eventually the farming enterprise made the news and it is from this history that base derives "The Farm" moniker used today. Camp Peary's mission changed when a new need presented itself to
3150-469: The independent cities of Williamsburg , Newport News , Hampton , and Poquoson , as well as James City County , and shares a border along the York River with Gloucester County . Formed in 1634 as Charles River Shire , one of the eight original shires (counties) of the Virginia Colony , and renamed York County in 1643, York County is one of the oldest counties in the United States. Yorktown
3213-654: The lives of the Native Americans in the area during that era of York County's history. In 1570, Spanish Jesuit priests founded the Ajacán Mission in this area. They were guided by interpreter Don Luis , a Native American from this area who had been taken captive by an earlier expedition. He was taken to Spain and later to Mexico, where he was baptized as Don Luis and educated in the Jesuit system. Ten years later after returning to Virginia, he soon abandoned
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#17327873018543276-561: The peninsula, is located in York County. Other major airports in the region are Norfolk International Airport and Richmond International Airport . The only interstate highway in the county is Interstate 64 . U.S. Route 17 crosses the York River from Gloucester Point via the Coleman Memorial Bridge . State Route 199 , which circumvents Williamsburg, joins Interstate 64 close to the Water Country USA in
3339-443: The population were below the poverty line , including 3.90% of those under age 18 and 3.80% of those age 65 or over. York County is served by Williamsburg Area Transit Authority (WATA) as well as Hampton Roads Transit (HRT). WATA's buses stop at different communities in the northwestern part of the county adjacent to Williamsburg, while HRT operates several routes that run close to the county's populated southeast (but not entering
3402-548: The public; it has been that way ever since. In June 1961, two months after the Bay of Pigs Invasion , the Navy announced it was officially opening a new facility at Harvey Point base, in Hertford, North Carolina . A spokesman said that all four branches of the military would conduct "testing and evaluation of various classified materials and equipment" at the new site. He added that some of the training "now being done at Camp Peary, Va., will be transferred to Harvey Point ." Camp Peary
3465-413: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title The Farm . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Farm&oldid=1252375251 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
3528-495: The site adjacent to the York River . The majority of Camp Peary falls within York County, though a small portion of the reservation near Skimino Creek at the western edge is located in James City County. During World War II , beginning in 1942, the United States Navy took over a large area on the north side of the Virginia Peninsula in York County, Virginia which became known as Camp Peary, initially for use as
3591-565: The vote: Jimmy Carter in 1976 , Joe Biden in 2020 , and Kamala Harris in 2024 . Mark Warner is the last Democrat to win York in any statewide election, during his election to the US Senate in 2008. York County is home to several large and important military facilities of the United States. Located along the York River, small portions of each base extend into adjacent James City County as well. The Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown
3654-402: The west. The English developed a village settlement near the village of Chiskiack and adopted its name. (It is sometimes spelled "Kiskiack"). This became part of the developments included within the present-day Naval Weapons Station Yorktown near Yorktown and are included in the military base. Cheesecake Road and Cheesecake Cemetery are also within the base; their names are thought to derive from
3717-508: The younger son of King James I . In the 21st century, it was one of the five original shires considered extant in essentially its same political form, making it one of the oldest counties in the United States. In 1643 Charles River County and the Charles River (also named for the king) were changed to York County and York River , respectively. The river, county, and town of Yorktown are believed by some to have been named for York ,
3780-488: Was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.50 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 93.50 males. As of the 2010 Census, the population had grown to 65,464 and the median household income was $ 84,167, the highest in the Hampton Roads region. Males had a median income of $ 42,948 versus $ 28,713 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 36,755. About 2.70% of families and 3.50% of
3843-401: Was a traditionally African-American community, established for freedmen after the American Civil War . It had been named for Confederate General John B. Magruder . A Civil War field hospital had occupied the site of Bigler's Mill near the York River. Although the graves in the church cemetery were not moved, many of the residents and the local Mount Gilead Baptist Church were relocated to
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#17327873018543906-505: Was ceded to York County by neighboring Warwick County . At the time, the move was part of a successful attempt by Warwick County to block an annexation suit brought by the City of Newport News . Warwick eventually consolidated with the city in 1958 by mutual agreement. (The reduction in size allowed Warwick County to claim an exemption from the proposed annexation at the time). In 1975, the county lost 15.5 square miles (40.1 km ) of land as
3969-464: Was important for Nazi authorities to be unaware of their capture, since that also meant secret code books thought lost-at sea may also have been compromised. Many of these POWs made Virginia and the United States their new homeland after the War. Separating these two large military reservations is Queen's Creek , which originates in the western reaches of the county and drains to the York River. York County contains some former towns including Yorke, and
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