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Its east end is at the Washington District, and it crosses the Hagerstown District at Front Royal. Since the 1999 breakup of Conrail , when Norfolk Southern acquired the Lurgan Branch from the north end of the Hagerstown District into Pennsylvania , the B-Line east of Front Royal has been a major connection, allowing traffic on the Washington ...
"Action at Front Royal, Va." Jackson prepared his attack on the morning of May 23. Colonel [a] Turner Ashby's cavalry was sent between Front Royal and Strasburg to cut telegraph lines and the railroad to prevent Union forces from moving between the two towns. Unaware that he greatly outnumbered the Union force in Front Royal, Jackson decided ...
The Battle of Front Royal was fought during the US Civil War Mid-20th century postcard showing an aerial view of the American Viscose Corporation Plant in Front Royal, Virginia. The entire Shenandoah Valley including the area to become Front Royal was annexed and claimed for hunting by the Iroquois Confederation during the later Beaver Wars ...
Interstate 81 (I-81) is an 855.02-mile-long (1,376.02 km) Interstate Highway.In the US state of Virginia, I-81 runs for 324.92 miles (522.91 km), making the portion in Virginia longer than any other state's portion of the route.
Shenandoah Valley Railroad was a line completed on June 19, 1882, extending up the Shenandoah Valley from Hagerstown, Maryland through the West Virginia panhandle into Virginia to reach Roanoke, Virginia and to connect with the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W).
U.S. Route 17 (US 17) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from Punta Gorda, Florida, to Winchester, Virginia.In Virginia, the U.S. Highway runs 255.83 miles (411.72 km) from the North Carolina state line in Chesapeake north to its northern terminus at US 11, US 50, and US 522 in Winchester.
State Route 28 (SR 28) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia that traverses the counties of Loudoun, Fairfax, Prince William, and Fauquier.The route is a major artery in the Northern Virginia region, serving as an important two-lane highway in rural Fauquier and Prince William Counties, the main thoroughfare through Manassas and Manassas Park, and a high-capacity freeway ...
State Route 55 (SR 55) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia.Known for most of its length as John Marshall Highway, the state highway runs 64.71 miles (104.14 km) from the West Virginia state line, where the highway continues as West Virginia Route 55 (WV 55), east to U.S. Route 29 (US 29) in Gainesville.