Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-10-31
WOODSTOCK. vIRelhIl.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 81. 1918.
JOURNALISTS NAMED
SHENANDOAH VALLEY,

onENhNUUAn vALLE1.
Consider able difference of opin-
ion has recently arisen as re-
suit of someone requesting the
information bureau of the Rich-
mond Times-Dispatch to state
for me the limits Of the Valley OF
Virginia and those of the Shet-
andoah Valley"
The Times-Dispatch states
that "tle Valley of Virginia ex-
tends through the state from
C arke nd Frederick counties on
the northeast through Washing
ton on the southwest. The cas-
tern boundary is the Blue Ridge
and the western a broken ridge
t, which, collectively, the name
Kattatinny or North Mountai Is
is given. OF this valley, the
part called the Valley of the
Sh .nande ah contains the seven
counties, Frederick, Clarke,
Shenandoah. Warren, Page,
Rockingh: m and Augusta"
The r. ckbridge County News,
of Lexingte n asks nf' r: ii m as
to the authority of which II e
Times-Dispatch so defines the
Wiley of Virginia, and declare S
that the Richmond papers de f.
milton is quite apart from the az
cepted definition as to the
constituent parts of the Valley
of Virginia, known iii this quar-
ter of the Valley itself. Th
Lexington paper is of the opinion
that the Valley of Virginia ex-
tenls no further southwest than
PulaSkl county.
Pape- s containing the editor
ials discussing the question of
What Is the Valley of Vir-
ginia 2" were sent by Rev. DIR.
Alfred Il. Graham, of Lexingtt n,
to his father, Rev. DIR. James r.
Graham, pastor emeritus of the
PRESBYTERIAN Church in Win
chester. In letter to his son,
DR.. Graham, of this city brings
to light the interesting fact thai
tie name Shenandoah Valley
WIS first applied during the civil
war. He also differs with the
authority, quoted By the Rock
bridge County News, as to the
limits of the Valley of Virginia.
He writes:
''The editorial marked in the
News interested me very much.
l do not think its criticism of the
Times-Dispatch about the Vail. y
of Virginia is justified. When ]
came to Virginia more than six
ty-three years ago, the Ordinary
conception of the Valley was
that it extended from the Poto-
mac on the northeast to the Ten
nessee line on the southwest.
And any division of it was
known as the northern END Ter
section)-the middle Valley-or
the southern end Cor section.)
1T is a little remarkable, bit
l am quite sure that l neve'
heard of The Shenandoah Val
ley till after the civil war begar.
and the name first appeared in
the war correspondence of the
northern papers. 1t struck me
as singular at first, but before
the war ended the name became
familiar to all writer's north and
south, as designating that part
of the Valley north, or northeast
of Augusta county, including
Augusta, i. E.. counties reached
by the Shenandoah river, and its
tributaries. / may, of course, be
entirely mistaken in my recol.
lection about this matter. but I
distinctly remember how strnng,
the name appeared to me at first.
l know how appropriate it after
wards seemed, and still does. i
wish you would quietly inquire o.
anyone Likely to know whether
the name Shenandoah Valley i.
an ante-bellum designation.
did l ever tell you that tn s
Valley can be distinctly traced
from it's beginning in no, thern
through the stites of
Virginia, r,land, |
Pennsylvania. New Jersey, New
York and Massachusetts,, till i,
runs out, or is lost among the
Green mountains of Vermont !!
rhe Nallkill Valley, IN which
vas born, in New York. is part
Il this great geographical feat
IRE Win. Star.
A Mar. eIoDs Escape.
So. little hoy had. . marvellous