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In 1727, Adam Miller became the first white settler in the Shenandoah Valley. Miller was a Mennonite born in Schriesheim, Germany, who immigrated to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1724 and reached the Shenandoah Valley three years later. [6] Mass German migration to the Shenandoah Valley and Northern Virginia began soon after 1725
The Museum endeavours to preserve and enrich the cultural life and heritage of the Valley. Located on the largest green space in the city of Winchester, the MSV is a regional cultural center including a museum designed by Driehaus Prize winner Michael Graves, seven acres of formal gardens, and the Glen Burnie House dating to the 18th century.
Jost Hite – grandfather of Major Isaac Hite, Jr – was a German immigrant to the Shenandoah Valley. In 1732, Jost and his partner Robert McKay, along with 16 other families, journeyed via the Valley Pike into the northern Valley to settle on 140,000 acres (570 km 2) acquired through two land grants.
Map of the Shenandoah Valley The Shenandoah Valley in autumn A poultry farm with the Blue Ridge Mountains in the background A farm in the fertile Shenandoah Valley. The Shenandoah Valley (/ ˌ ʃ ɛ n ə n ˈ d oʊ ə /) is a geographic valley and cultural region of western Virginia and the eastern panhandle of West Virginia in the United States.
Shenandoah Valley Cultural Heritage Museum at The Edinburg Mill: Edinburg: Shenandoah: Shenandoah Valley: Mill: Located in a restored 19th-century grist mill Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum: Winchester: Winchester: Shenandoah Valley: Children's: website: Sherwood Forest Plantation: Charles City: Charles City: Tidewater/Hampton Roads ...
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The Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia is the biggest open air museum in the Shenandoah Valley. The museum operates on 188 acres of land in Staunton, Virginia, [1] which includes approximately 1.8 miles of paved walking trails. The museum features eleven exhibits, eight of which are working farms displaying the daily life of those who ...
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