Shenandoah
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Shenandoah is a Native American word. It has several different meanings including: "daughter of the stars" and "deer in the woods".
Shenandoah may also refer to the following:
Other US places
Airship, an American naval rigid airship, broken up in a storm in 1925
Trains
Shenandoah may also refer to the following:
United States
Virginia and West Virginia- Shenandoah, VirginiaShenandoah, VirginiaShenandoah is a town in Page County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,878 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Shenandoah is located at ....
, a town in the state of Virginia - Shenandoah County, VirginiaShenandoah County, VirginiaAs of the census of 2000, there were 35,075 people, 14,296 households, and 10,064 families residing in the county. The population density was 68 people per square mile . There were 16,709 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile...
, a county in the state of Virginia - Shenandoah RiverShenandoah RiverThe Shenandoah River is a tributary of the Potomac River, long with two forks approximately long each, in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia...
, a river in Virginia and West Virginia - Shenandoah ValleyShenandoah ValleyThe Shenandoah Valley is both a geographic valley and cultural region of western Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. The valley is bounded to the east by the Blue Ridge Mountains, to the west by the eastern front of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians , to the north by the Potomac River...
, the valley through which that river runs - Shenandoah Valley AVAShenandoah Valley AVAThe Shenandoah Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and West Virginia. The valley is bounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains to the east and the Appalachian and Allegheny Plateaus to the west. Most of the AVA is in Virignia, with a small portion in...
, an American Viticultural Area in Virginia and West Virginia - Shenandoah Mountain, a mountain in Virginia and West Virginia
- Shenandoah National ParkShenandoah National ParkShenandoah National Park encompasses part of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the U.S. state of Virginia. This national park is long and narrow, with the broad Shenandoah River and valley on the west side, and the rolling hills of the Virginia Piedmont on the east...
, a national park east of the Shenandoah Valley
Other US places
- Shenandoah, Miami, Florida, a neighborhood within the City of Miami, Florida.
- Shenandoah, IowaShenandoah, IowaShenandoah is a city in Fremont and Page Counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 5,546 at the 2000 census.Once referred to as the "seed and nursery center of the world," Shenandoah is the home to Earl May Seed Company and the radio station KMA, founded by Earl May...
- Shenandoah, LouisianaShenandoah, LouisianaShenandoah is a census-designated place in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 17,070 at the 2000 census...
- Shenandoah, New YorkShenandoah, New YorkShenandoah is a community in East Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York. It is near Interstate 84, the Taconic Parkway, and the Appalachian Trail....
- Shenandoah, PennsylvaniaShenandoah, PennsylvaniaShenandoah is a small town located in the lower part of the anthracite Coal Region, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It is northwest of Philadelphia. The Greater Shenandoah area includes Shenandoah Heights, which is part of West Mahanoy Township and is located just north of Shenandoah.-History:The...
- Shenandoah, TexasShenandoah, TexasShenandoah is a city in Montgomery County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,503 at the 2000 census. David Vetter, the famous "boy in the plastic bubble", was from Shenandoah. In 1986 the Shenandoah city council renamed Tamina School Road to David Memorial Drive in honor of...
- Shenandoah, Houston, Texas, neighborhood of Houston, Texas
- Shenandoah CreekShenandoah CreekShenandoah Creek is a tributary of Mahanoy Creek in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Via Mahanoy Creek, its waters flow to the Susquehanna River and ultimately Chesapeake Bay....
, a tributary of Mahanoy Creek in Pennsylvania - California Shenandoah Valley AVACalifornia Shenandoah Valley AVAThe California Shenandoah Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area that includes portions of Amador County and El Dorado County, California, USA. The region was first settled during the California Gold Rush in the nineteenth century, and settlers in the region began planting the first...
, an American Viticultural Area in California
New Zealand
- Shenandoah River, New ZealandShenandoah River, New ZealandThe Shenandoah River is a river in New Zealand's West Coast Region. It flows northwest to reach the Maruia River 25 kilometres southeast of Inangahua.-References:...
, a river in South Island - Shenandoah HighwayShenandoah HighwayState Highway 65 is a New Zealand State Highway in the South Island. It is 71 km long and runs south to north down the Maruia river valley from SH 7 at Springs Junction, 15 km west of the main divide at the Lewis Pass, to SH 6 in the Buller Gorge, 11 km west of Murchison...
or State Highway 65, in South Island
Transportation
Ships, several ships- USNS Shenandoah (T-AO-181), an oiler laid down in 1964, renamed , a Confederate Navy screw steamer
- Shenandoah (schooner), a 1964 topsail-schooner run by The Black Dog, purse seine fishing vessel built in 1925 at the Skansie Brothers Shipyard in Gig Harbor, Washington. Now on display at the Harbor History Museum in Gig Harbor.
Airship, an American naval rigid airship, broken up in a storm in 1925
Trains
- Shenandoah (B&O)Shenandoah (B&O)The Shenandoah was an American named passenger train of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad , one of four daily B&O trains operating between New York City and Chicago, Illinois, via Washington, D.C. and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during the 1930s–1950s...
, an American passenger train - Shenandoah (Amtrak)Shenandoah (Amtrak)The Shenandoah was a daily passenger train operated by Amtrak between Washington, D.C. and Cincinnati, Ohio. The Shenandoah shared the former Baltimore & Ohio route with the Blue Ridge, which ran as far west as Martinsburg, West Virginia....
, an American passenger train between Washington, DC and Cincinnati, Ohio
Media and the arts
- Shenandoah (band)Shenandoah (band)Shenandoah is an American country music group founded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 1984 by Marty Raybon , Ralph Ezell , Stan Thorn , Jim Seales , and Mike McGuire...
, a country music group - Shenandoah (album)Shenandoah (album)Shenandoah is the self-titled debut album of the American country music band Shenandoah. Released in 1987 on Columbia Records, it includes three singles: "They Don't Make Love Like We Used To" and "Stop the Rain." "Stop the Rain" was the band's first Top 40 country hit, peaking at #28 on Billboard...
, their 1987 self-titled debut album - Shenandoah, a band formed by Arlo GuthrieArlo GuthrieArlo Davy Guthrie is an American folk singer. Like his father, Woody Guthrie, Arlo often sings songs of protest against social injustice...
- Shenandoah (film)Shenandoah (film)Shenandoah is a 1965 American Civil War film starring James Stewart, Doug McClure, Glenn Corbett, Patrick Wayne, and Katharine Ross. The picture was directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. Though set during the American Civil War, the film's strong antiwar and humanitarian themes resonated with audiences...
, a 1965 movie starring Jimmy Stewart - Shenandoah (magazine)Shenandoah (magazine)Shenandoah: The Washington and Lee Review is a major literary magazine published by Washington and Lee University.- History :Originally a student-run quarterly, Shenandoah has evolved into a triannual literary journal edited by author R. T...
, a literary magazine published by Washington and Lee University - Shenandoah (musical)Shenandoah (musical)Shenandoah is a musical that was written in 1975 with music by Gary Geld, lyrics by Peter Udell, and a book by Udell, Philip Rose and James Lee Barrett, based on Barrett's original screenplay for the 1965 film Shenandoah.-Productions:...
, a 1974 Broadway musical - A Man Called ShenandoahA Man Called ShenandoahA Man Called Shenandoah is a Western series that aired on ABC-TV from 1965 to 1966 by MGM Television.-Synopsis:The series starred Robert Horton as a man who was found shot and left for dead on the trail and is revived...
, a Western television series - "Oh ShenandoahOh Shenandoah"Oh Shenandoah" is a traditional American folk song of uncertain origin, dating at least to the early 19th century...
", a popular American folk song or sea chantey
Institutions
- Shenandoah Valley AcademyShenandoah Valley AcademyShenandoah Valley Academy is a private, co-educational, boarding, high school in New Market, Virginia, United States. It has both boarding and day school programs. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Accrediting Association of Seventh-day Adventist...
, a parochial, college preparatory boarding school in New Market, Virginia - Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate)Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate)The Army of the Shenandoah was an army of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Major General Kenton Harper of the Virginia Militia organized about two thousand volunteers at Harpers Ferry by April 21, 1861. Brig. General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson of the Virginia...
, a Confederate army during the American Civil War - Army of the Shenandoah (Union)Army of the Shenandoah (Union)The Army of the Shenandoah was a Union army during the American Civil War. First organized in 1861 and then disbanded, it is best known for its recreation in 1864 under Philip Sheridan...
, a Union army during the American Civil War - Shenandoah UniversityShenandoah UniversityShenandoah University is a comprehensive private university located in Winchester, Virginia in the United States. It has an enrollment of approximately 3,800 students across more than ninety programs in six schools: College of Arts & Sciences, Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business, Shenandoah...
, a university in Winchester, Virginia - Museum of the Shenandoah ValleyMuseum of the Shenandoah ValleyThe Museum of the Shenandoah Valley is located at 901 Amherst Street, Winchester, Virginia. The Museum interprets the art, history, and culture of the great valley for which it is named. This regional museum complex includes a historic house dating to the 18th century, six acres of spectacular...
, also in Winchester, Virginia
Other
- Shenandoah (beard)Shenandoah (beard)A Shenandoah is a style of facial hair or beard. The hair is grown full and long over the jaw and chin, meeting with the sideburns but lacking a moustache.Other names for this style are chin curtain Donegal, Lincoln and spade beard....
, a type of beard - Shenandoah-Dives Mill, a former ore mill
- Shenandoah Circuit, a race track at Summit Point Motorsports ParkSummit Point Motorsports ParkSummit Point Motorsports Park is a road racing and driver training facility located in Jefferson County, West Virginia about two hours west of Washington, D.C...
, West Virginia