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Shenandoah Valley
extends
southwestward from the vicinity of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia,
on the Potomac River and lies between the Blue Ridge to the east
and the Allegheny Mountains to the west. Drained by the
Shenandoah River, it embraces nine counties Berkeley and
Jefferson in West Virginia and Frederick, Clarke, Shenandoah,
Warren, Rockingham, Page, and Augusta in Virginia. The valley,
approximately 150 miles long and about 25 miles wide, is often
considered to extend southward to the James River and thus to
include Rockbridge county. Tourists are attracted by George
Washington National Forest, Shenandoah National Park,
the Natural Bridge near Lexington, and the area's many
limestone caverns. Skyline Drive through the national
park and the
Blue Ridge Parkway to the
south both running along the crest of the Blue Ridge parallel
the valley on the east.
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