Shenandoah

[ shen-uhn-doh-uh ]

noun

1. a river flowing NE from N Virginia to the Potomac at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. About 200 miles (322 km) long.
2. a valley in N Virginia, between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains: Civil War campaigns 1862–64.

Example Sentences

Carter are starting their senior year of high school in Shenandoah County on Tuesday.

From BBC

Shenandoah County's school district is the first in the nation to do so, restoring the names of both Stonewall Jackson High School and Ashby-Lee Elementary, named after Confederate generals, Robert E Lee and Turner Ashby.

From BBC

His father, Jim Seales, played guitar for Shenandoah, a Grammy Award-winning country act with a string of No. 1 hits in the 1980 and ’90s.

From Seattle Times

The names of Confederate military leaders will be restored to two public schools following a school board vote in Shenandoah County, Virginia.

From Salon

Shenandoah County is a largely rural jurisdiction with a population of about 45,000, roughly 100 miles west of the nation’s capital.

From Seattle Times