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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Borel, a congenial 39-year-old whose family owns the inn in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, thought their request to see the wine collection was strange, but he led them downstairs anyway.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 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
Bridgewater is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, about 180 miles southwest of Washington, D.C.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024
Police said Sunday night that rescuers had reached the crash site in a rural part of the Shenandoah Valley and that no survivors were found.
From Washington Times • Jun. 5, 2023
We stopped for the night at a lovely, secluded spot called Rock Spring Hut, perched on a steep hillside with a long view over the Shenandoah Valley far below.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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