Langley, Virginia
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The land which makes up Langley today once belonged to Thomas Lee, former Crown Governor of the Colony of Virginia from 1749 to 1750. Lee's land was named Langley in honor of Langley Hall, which formed part of the Lee home estate in Shropshire, England.[1] In 1839 Benjamin Mackall purchased Script error: No such module "convert". of land from the Lee family,[2] while keeping the name.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The community was essentially absorbed into McLean many years ago,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". although there is still a Langley High School.[3] In addition to its roles as a bedroom community for Washington, D.C., and as home to the CIA's headquarters, the area is the site of the Federal Highway Administration's Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center and formerly the Claude Moore Colonial Farm of the National Park Service, now permanently closed.
In popular culture
In the animated series American Dad!, the city of Langley Falls, Virginia, in which the show takes place, is loosely based on Langley and nearby Great Falls, being depicted as a somewhat larger city as well as the headquarters of the CIA, where main character Stan Smith works as an agent. Although Langley Falls presents its government structure as that of the independent city of Fairfax, Virginia.
"Weird Al" Yankovic's song "Party in the CIA" starts with the line "I moved out to Langley recently".
In the expansion to the CD Projekt game Cyberpunk 2077, Phantom Liberty, there is a location of the Military Medical Center located in Langley.
Many Twitter users who use the popular NAFO hashtag used in support of Ukraine in the Russian invasion of Ukraine use Langley as a joke location.
See also
References
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External links
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- "Why Is It Named Langley, Virginia?"—Ghosts of DC history blog
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