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By Craig Swain, June 23, 2007 | |
| | | 1. Discovery Shenandoah Valley Marker | | |
Inscription. John Lederer, First explorer to view this valley, saw it from this point, August 26, 1670
Erected 1927.
Location. 38° 54.552′ N, 78° 4.521′ W. Marker is in Linden, Virginia, in Warren County. Marker is at the intersection of John Marshall Highway (Virginia Route 55) and Fiery Run Road (County Route 638), on the right when traveling east on John Marshall Highway. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Linden VA 22642, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Warren County/Fauquier County (within shouting distance of this marker); The Hollow (approx. 4.2 miles away); Brig. Gen. Turner Ashby, C.S.A. (approx. 4.3 miles away); Lee’s Bivouac, Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 4.3 miles away); Chester Gap (approx. 4.5 miles away); Minding the Gaps (approx. 4.5 miles away); Warren/Rappahannock County (approx. 4.5 miles away); Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 4.5 miles away).
Regarding Discovery Shenandoah Valley. John Lederer made several expeditions into this part of Virginia looking for a passage to India or China. Historians place his passage at what we call Manassas Gap near where modern Interstate 66 and State Highway 55 pass through the Blue Ridge based on his writings.| | | | 
By Craig Swain, June 23, 2007 | |
| | | 2. Discovery Shenandoah Valley Marker | | |
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Markers for John Lederer's Explorations.
Also see . . .
1. The Discoveries of John Lederer. Archival copy of a text by Sir William Talbot published in 1671 (Submitted on June 25, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. John Lederer. (Submitted on June 25, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
3. Early Discoveries of John Lederer. (Submitted on June 25, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Credits. This page originally submitted on June 25, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 931 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on June 26, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on June 25, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Craig Swain reports that the organization that erected the stone is shown by the initials SCDC and that other letters on the monument are “II F” • Can you help?
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