Shenandoah
Americannoun
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a river flowing NE from N Virginia to the Potomac at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. About 200 miles (322 km) long.
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a valley in N Virginia, between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains: Civil War campaigns 1862–64.
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His fiction has appeared in the New Yorker, Shenandoah and the North American Review.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
Francis worked for the parks system for 41 years, including stints at Yosemite and Shenandoah National Park, before retiring as superintendent of the Blue Ridge Parkway in 2013.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025
Carter are starting their senior year of high school in Shenandoah County on Tuesday.
From BBC • Aug. 13, 2024
For D.C.-area residents, hiking Old Rag Mountain in Shenandoah National Park is a rite of passage.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024
Mary asked Helen, an aficionado of the outdoors, to take Janice trekking with a full backpack, first on Buckroe Beach, then up into Virginia’s Shenandoah mountains.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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