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Shenandoah Valley

[(shen-uhn-doh-uh)]

A large, beautiful valley in northern Virginia, between the Blue Ridge Mountains and Allegheny Mountains.

Note

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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