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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The final steps of this carefully choreographed state visit were in Virginia and the countryside of the Shenandoah Valley.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
The Wolfe family lives in the lower Shenandoah Valley, in the small town of Inwood, W.Va., where Andrew graduated from Musselman High School and played varsity baseball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
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
In the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, a famous apple-growing region, hordes of a small insect called the red-banded leaf roller arose to plague the growers as soon as DDT began to replace arsenate of lead.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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