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Topic: Shenandoah County


  
  Shenandoah County, Virginia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shenandoah County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth" — of Virginia.
Shenandoah County was established in 1772, it was originally named Dunmore County for Virginia Governor Lord Dunmore.
In the county, the population was spread out with 22.30% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 26.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shenandoah_County,_Virginia   (434 words)

  
 Shenandoah County, Virginia
Shenandoah County had experienced three recent wildland/urban interface fires that had burned 10 or more homes each.
In Shenandoah County, the advisory group researched and developed a suggested model wildfire ordinance to establish minimum wildfire protection standards for future design and construction of structures and developments within wildfire risk areas.
Recognizing this, the Virginia Department of Forestry and the Shenandoah County Fire and Rescue Association sponsored a one-day course held in Woodstock in 1993 on Strategy and Tactics in the Wildland Urban Interface.
www.firewise.org /resources/everyones_resp/shenandoah.html   (1574 words)

  
 Articles About Shenandoah Caverns & American Celebration on Parade
Shenandoah County's small towns are like a string of pearls along the route traveled by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson in revolutionary times and Stonewall Jackson's troops during the Civil War.
While Shenandoah County includes caverns that were millions of years in the making, it is also home to the newest attraction in the entire Shenandoah Valley.
Civil War battlefields and museums stretch the length of Shenandoah County, reflecting the importance of the area to both North and South.
www.shenandoahcaverns.com /Articles.asp?Task=View&ID=7   (533 words)

  
 Shenandoah County Virginia Records
Shenandoah County was first called Dunmore County, and it was formed from the southern portion of Frederick County in 1772.
Shenandoah's fertile vallies provided grain to the commercial markets of Fredericksburg and Alexandria for decades, but during the Civil War, it attracted the attention of the Federal forces.
During the Revolution, the name was changed to Shenandoah; in 1831 a portion was cut off to form part of Page County, and in 1836 another portion was taken to form part of Warren County.
genealogyresources.org /Shenandoah.html   (817 words)

  
 SAW Front Page
County, the Battlefields Foundation, and local landowners crafted a preservation plan for the Fisher’s Hill and Tom’s Brook battlefields, which was later adopted by the Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors.
County troops in the Revolution, lived there when it was the county glebe farm.
Likewise, adjacency to the county farm and park could enable a variety of public uses that are compatible with the preservation of the battlefield.
www.shenandoahatwar.org /news/news_detail.php?news_ID=58   (997 words)

  
 News About Shenandoah Caverns & American Celebration on Parade
About 450 fourth- and sixth-grade students in Shenandoah County, Virginia are getting a hands-on education in the importance of groundwater management - by traveling underground in Shenandoah Caverns.
The program is conducted in cooperation with the Shenandoah Valley Pure Water Forum, the Friends of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River, the county school system and Shenandoah Caverns.
Shenandoah Caverns is located one mile from exit 269 of I-81, four miles north of New Market, Virginia.
www.shenandoahcaverns.com /News.asp?Task=View&ID=8   (281 words)

  
 Points of Interest in Shenandoah County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The scenic beauty and colorful history of Shenandoah County draw millions of visitors to this northern end of the famed Shenandoah Valley each year.
Shenandoah County is consistently one of the top visited tourist spots in the state.
It is one of only five wooden bridges still left in the state, the only covered bridge left in the county and the longest-span covered bridge in the state.
www.nvdaily.com /Tabs/shenandoah/points_interest.html   (1314 words)

  
 Shenandoah County in the Civil War
Shenandoah was established in 1772 and originally named Dunmore County in honor of John Murray, the Earl of Dunmore and the royal governor of Virginia at the time.
In 1778, in the midst of the Revolutionary War, Dunmore’s name was so unpopular in Virginia the state legislature renamed the county Shenandoah, a Native American word that means “Beautiful Daughter of the Stars.” Third, in the distance to the southeast, the imposing Signal Knob first becomes evident.
Shenandoah County was the scene of many battles and skirmishes during the War Between the States.
www.angelfire.com /wv/wasec10   (381 words)

  
 Free! Complete Guide to the Shenandoah Valley!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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Published four times each year (Spring, Early Summer, Late Summer, and Fall/Winter), Shenandoah Valley and Beyond is your guide to the mountains and foothills of Virginia and West Virginia.
Shenandoah Valley and Beyond is sleek, informative, and will fit in a pocket or handbag.
www.shenandoahvalleyguide.com   (199 words)

  
 Shenandoah County Parks & Recreation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Shenandoah County Parks and Recreation Department has provided year-round recreational opportunities for county residents of all ages since 1974.
Department programs are held in existing county and school facilities as well as the 40-acre Shenandoah County Park, located off U.S. 11 between Maurertown and Toms Brook.
While the race begins in Warren County at the Northern Virginia 4-H Educational Center, the bulk of the race is in the Fort Valley region of Shenandoah County.
www.nvdaily.com /Tabs/shenandoah/recreation.html   (2231 words)

  
 Shenandoah County (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Our mission is to provide the citizens, employees, and agencies of Shenandoah County with quality mapping and geo-spatial data in an efficient and timely manner.
Shenandoah County assumes no liablity for any errors in the data or the decisions based upon this information.
This GIS is ever evolving and a considerable effort is made to update the data on a continuous basis.
www.shenandoahgis.org.cob-web.org:8888   (116 words)

  
 SAW Front Page
County and the battlefields those farms harbor,” John D. Hutchinson, who oversaw the project for the Battlefields Foundation, said.
County and the Battlefields Foundation in the preparation of a comprehensive preservation plan for these two Civil War battlefields.
County —this plan is truly an example of the benefits of strong partnerships.
www.shenandoahatwar.org /news/news_detail.php?news_ID=46   (806 words)

  
 BARD/BEARD in Shenandoah County, Virginia
Oct 1777         Dunmore County renamed "Shanando" by an act of the State Legislature, to be effective 1 February 1778.  [The Statutes at Large, William Waller Hening, (University of Virginia Press, 1969 reprint), Volume IX, pp420.]  Former Governor Dunmore was by this time distinctly unpopular, and the new state’s government acted quickly to remove his name.
Martin Bard and wife Elizabeth of Shenandoah County, Christian Bard and wife Magdalene of Augusta County,  Christopher Hemp and wife Margaret of Augusta County, Frederick Bosserman and  wife Catherine of Shenandoah County… Witness” Nicholas(x) Pittman, John (x) Pittman.  All parties signed by their marks.
The two Beards in Washington County are the widow and son of Martin Beard.
home.nc.rr.com /rwbaird/baird/Shenandoah.htm   (3035 words)

  
 Shenandoah.com | Stories
“She had no specific ties to Shenandoah County [schools], but she was a person that highly valued the educational system and wanted to do something to enhance the educational experience for children in Shenandoah County,” said Bob Mitchell, executor of Moore’s estate.
The representative selected by the school board has to be a Shenandoah County resident and must not be member of the school board.
The county has used the $1.5 million to benefit at-risk students by funding programs for special education, alternative education and recruiting and training special education teachers.
classifieds.shenandoah.com /stories/?headlineID=10705&sourceID=66   (590 words)

  
 Shenandoah.com | Stories
A group of six county farmers met for the first time that night as the Shenandoah County Agriculture Task Force, along with supervisors Dennis Morris (Dist. 5) and Jim Patrick (Dist. 2), county extension agent Bobby Clark, economic development head Susie Hill and John Hutchinson of the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation.
For the next 8 to 12 months, the task force will be studying the agriculture industry in Shenandoah County with the goal of developing a plan to strengthen and protect the industry.
As of 2002, county farm receipts totaled $69 million, according to a census of agriculture.
www.shenandoah.com /stories/?headlineID=7945&sourceID=66   (778 words)

  
 Valley Conservation Council - Shenandoah County
Shenandoah County, in the north-central Valley, is well-placed for farming and has no major cities in its borders.
The county ranked 5 th in agriculture in the state, with its main products being poultry, apples, sheep and hay.
Shenandoah County currently has 1,625 acres under conservation easement.
www.valleyconservation.org /shenandoah.html   (117 words)

  
 Shenandoah County VA real estate for sale: Woodstock, Strasburg, Edinburg, Tom's Brook, New Market
Tucked in the middle of the Shenandoah Valley!
This home is conveniently located in the Northern Shenandoah County area, Strasburg.
An exclusive waterfront community with access to one of the beautiful bends of the Shenandoah River Escape to the privacy of this wooded lot.
www.c21ksa.com /shenandoah_county_real_estate.html   (3502 words)

  
 Page County, VA Genealogy (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The county seat is Luray which was formed August 21, 1812.
Page County is named after John Page who was a Lieutenant-Governor during the Revolution, a member of the first U.S. Congress and Governor of Virginia.
USGS topo map information for locations/features within the county, latitude and longitude coordinates are given along with the map they are contained on.
www.rootsweb.com.cob-web.org:8888 /~vapage2/index.htm   (936 words)

  
 Shenandoah County: Virginia Is For Lovers
Shenandoah County is located in the northern area of the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia.
Woodstock, the county seat, is conveniently located of I-81.
Bryce Resort in the southwestern portion of the county is a year-around resort with snow and grass skiing, an 18-hole golf course, horseback riding, tennis and boating on a 45-acre lake.
www.virginia.org /site/cities.asp?locality=Shenandoah   (212 words)

  
 Shenandoah County Democrats:
We are a local county level political organization for the Democratic Party.
We are located in the beautiful and historic Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
Our purpose is to help form and support a common-sense government that does its business for people in ways that are open, effective, and affordable.
www.shenandoahcountydemocrats.org   (135 words)

  
 Shenandoah.com | Stories
The arrest came after Strasburg police and investigators from the Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office “developed leads from items left at the scene in Strasburg,” according to Major Scott Proctor, of the sheriff’s department.
He was transported to the Shenandoah County jail, where he is being held without bail after a bond hearing on Friday.
Officers from the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, Frederick County Sheriff’s Office, Strasburg Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office took part in the arrest.
classifieds.shenandoah.com /stories/?headlineID=10635&sourceID=66   (429 words)

  
 U.S.S. Shenandoah Crash Sites, Noble County, Ohio
The Shenandoah early in her career (ZR-1 on the nose section) at Lakehurst (NJ) Naval Air Station.
The U.S.S. Shenandoah was built for the U.S. Navy as a weapons system, flying laboratory, and as a scouting vessel.
With their help research the last days of the ship and her crew by examining old photos and artifacts of a small museum in Ava.
www.noblecountyohio.com /shenandoah.html   (382 words)

  
 Combs &c. Families of Shenandoah County, Virginia
Dunmore County, named after Lord Dunmore, was organized from Frederick Co VA in 1772.
One "oddity" of the supposed migrations of RW John Combs of Perry Co KY is the fact that he is thought to have possibly resided in Surry and/or Wilkes Co NC, thence to Shenandoah Co VA, thence back to Surry or Wilkes (and/or Buncombe) Co NC again.
[Lease] Between Caleb ODELL of County of Shenandoah in Virginia to John NICELY of said county and colony...Consideration of five shillings...Tract or parcel of land containing two hundred and sixty eight acres on the Passage Creek...
www.combs-families.org /combs/records/va/shenandoah   (2586 words)

  
 Home (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This adorable little town, with a population of about 3,500 is nestled in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley, between the Allegheny and Blue Ridge Mountains.
The town was established by charter in 1761 by none other than George Washington in Virginia’s House of Burgesses and has been the county seat since Shenandoah County was formed in 1772.
The limestone courthouse in the center of town was built in 1795 and was designed by Thomas Jefferson.
www.woodstockva.com.cob-web.org:8888   (240 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Shenandoah County, Va.
For convenient presentation of this material, the site includes a page for each of the more than 3,000 counties in the U.S., as well as for various U.S. and foreign territories and countries.
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries.
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/VA/SH.html   (549 words)

  
 Shenandoah National Park, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, lodging, hiking, fishing
Shenandoah National Park, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, lodging, hiking, fishing
A natural wonder rich in history, Shenandoah National Park in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia is your ideal escape for a peaceful vacation.
Concessions at Shenandoah National Park are managed by ARAMARK and authorized by the National Park Service.
www.visitshenandoah.com   (202 words)

  
 Shenandoah County Waterfront Homes for Sale. Real Estate in Shenandoah County, Virginia
Shenandoah County Waterfront Homes for Sale and Real Estate
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So whether you are wondering what your home value is, looking for an agent to help you buy or sell your real estate, or just looking to browse properties in your area, it's all right here.
www.homes.com /Real_Estate/VA/CountyType/SHENANDOAH/Type/W   (233 words)

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