Talk:Shenandoah Valley/Archive 1

Archive 1

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This could benefit from talk on civil war campaigns, especially Jackson and Sheridan.

Bath County

Is Bath County, Virginia not part of the Shenandoah Valley? Badagnani 22:26, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

I don't know if there is an "official" boundary, but I've sometimes seen North Mountain (Virginia-West Virginia) and Great North Mountain mentioned as bounding Shenandoah Valley to the west.. and isn't Bath County west of Great North Mountain? ...but I'm no expert on what is or isn't Shenandoah, so.. Pfly 06:59, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

See the map in the article, it isn't physically in the valley, but it is part of the cultural region. Kmusser 14:12, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

I think someone has vandalized this page with the addition of the "hsgufghsfughfoughofsgusfighsfiugss" (99.226.141.208 (talk) 22:24, 17 January 2008 (UTC))

Roanoke, etc.

Is Roanoke part of the Shenandoah Valley cultural region? The article doesn't make it clear. Even more confusing is that the counties in the region are listed, but Roanoke is an independent city that is not in any county. It would be good to see a list of links to cities in the region. I'd put it in, but I don't have the knowledge of the boundaries of the region.Lou Sander (talk) 14:48, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

Roanoke City and the surrounding Roanoke valley are considered to be culturally associated with the Shenandoah Valley as shown on the map in the article.Arbogastlw (talk) 19:56, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

Nice work on the article. Thanks. It's got a nice physical map, but a political map or roadmap would be a good addition. It would be good to see the region in context of Interstates, cities, etc. (My wife and I just LOVE Winchester, where there's lots of talk about "Shenandoah valley." We've been down to Roanoke, and to a number of the other cities in the region, so we, and others like us, could get a pretty good idea from a map that showed 'em.) Lou Sander (talk) 00:38, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

Cultural Region

How about telling us something about Shenandoah Valley culture? As a Pittsburgher, I notice how very Southern the people in Winchester are, and how different the area's culture is from that of the Washington area and/or Norfolk/Virginia Beach. If it's known as a cultural region, surely somebody has written about that aspect of it. Lou Sander (talk) 00:58, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

Similar Irish Gaelic Place Name.

Shannagh Dubh is an Irish place name which sounds similar to Shenandoah. Could this be an explain the mysterious origin of the valley's place name. Shannagh Dubh means Lake in Shadow. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.69.69.245 (talk) 18:05, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

...or "Black lake" but you would need to look to Scots Gaelic if it were the origin. The Scots were referred to as "Irish" in the colonies and they were far more prevalent. This is unlikely however. More probable is the Anglicization of a native term.
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 18:22, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

Reminder, the talk page is not to be used to indulge in original speculation queries, it is strictly for improving the article and discussing what published sources have said about the topic. 71.246.147.22 (talk) 18:35, 13 May 2015 (UTC)