Shenandoah Valley
The Shenandoah Valley (local indigenous language Shenandoah : daughter of the stars) is an area in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States of America. It is largely in the west of the state of Virginia and a smaller portion in the far northeast of West Virginia .
It extends in the Appalachian Valley and Ridge between the Appalachian and Allegheny Plateau in the west and the Blue Ridge Mountains in the east and is part of the Appalachian Great Valley .
The eponymous Shenandoah flows through the valley .
Historical meanings
Due to its strategic location, the valley was the scene of several campaigns during the Civil War ; 1862 Jackson's Shenandoah campaign and 1864 the Lynchburg campaigns , Early's raid and operations against the B&O railway line and Sheridan's campaign in Shenandoah Valley . In particular, control of the northern part around Winchester changed very frequently between northern and southern states.
Parts of the area have been protected as Shenandoah National Park since 1935 .
Current
The Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center has existed in the valley since 1956, an agricultural research institute that belongs to Virginia Tech . It also includes a memorial to inventor Cyrus McCormick , who grew up here on the former Walnut Grove farm and developed the Virginia Reaper , the groundbreaking grain mower, in 1831.
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 38 ° 29 ′ 0 ″ N , 78 ° 51 ′ 0 ″ W.