New Market in Shenandoah County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Know Your Watershed Address
What is a Watershed?
The land area from which surface runoff drains into stream channels, lakes, reservoirs, or other body of water, also called a drainage basin.
Shenandoah River History:
The Shenandoah River has played an important role in American history. Used for food resources, water consumption, and transportation by Native Americans and European settlers, it now serves Valley residents for agriculture, recreation, wastewater, assimilation, water supply, and industry. Because of its critical role; it is important to keep it healthy.
Erected by Virginia Department of Forestry.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 38° 40.109′ N, 78° 40.127′ W. Marker is in New Market, Virginia, in Shenandoah County. It can be reached from George Collins Parkway (Virginia Route 305) Ύ mile north of West Old Cross Road (U.S. 211), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Market VA 22844, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Battle of New Market (approx. 0.2 miles away); Heroism in Defeat
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Other markers no longer nearby. The Bloody Cedars (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Battle of New Market (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 31, 2024
2. Know Your Watershed Address Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 366 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 18, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on June 1, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
