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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. |
