Shenandoah Valley
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During the Civil War, it was the site of numerous battles because it served as one of the main sources of grain and fodder for the Confederacy.
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In the early 1900s, the construction of cold storage facilities using new refrigeration technology in the Shenandoah Valley spurred the growth of Loudoun County’s apple industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
The final steps of this carefully choreographed state visit were in Virginia and the countryside of the Shenandoah Valley.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin disagrees with the decision and plans to move the monument to the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park in the Shenandoah Valley, Youngkin spokeswoman Macaulay Porter said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2023
Nor did he wade into an eight-way Senate contest in the Shenandoah Valley won by farmer Timmy French.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
It was largely because of his habit of marching troops all over the Shenandoah Valley in an illogical and inexplicable fashion that Jackson earned a reputation among bewildered enemy officers for wiliness.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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