History Shenandoah River



moonlight on shenandoah, engraving j.d. woodward


various accounts tell origin of name. according one, general george washington named valley (and river) in honor of skenandoa (or shenandoah), oneida pine tree chief based in new york, led hundreds of oneida , tuscarora warriors in support of american rebels on frontier during revolutionary war. sent needed corn washington , troops during hard winter @ valley forge, pennsylvania in 1777-1778. however, name in use when washington child, evidenced in land grants , correspondence. said named after senedo people, little-documented tribe said have lived on north fork of river , destroyed catawba, time between 1650 , 1700.








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