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Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

According to answermba, Shenandoah National Park is a long, narrow park in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Much of the park is wilderness, traversed by the scenic Skyline Drive. The almost 170 km long route is one of the most famous sights of the park, which was founded in 1926. In autumn the hills and the… Read More »

Virginia History Timeline

Virginia History

Prior to England’s affirmative attempts to colonize North America, the land that extended from South Carolina all the way north to the Canadian Maritimes was named “Virginia”, after England’s “Virgin Queen”, Queen Elizabeth I. In the mid-16th century, the Spanish were the first outsiders to actually explore Virginia; all their attempts to settle the area… Read More »