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The Shenandoah River flows nearly 150 miles, mostly through the beautiful Shenandoah Valley between the Blue Ridge Mountains and Allegheny Mountains.
Its two main forks meet at Front Royal, Virginia. From there, the main river flows 55 more miles, ending where it joins the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry (Jefferson County).
During the Civil War, the valley was nicknamed the "breadbasket of the Confederacy" and was a key battleground. The river is known for bad floods, including the "Pumpkin Flood" of 1753 and its worst one, in 1942.
