The Cumberland Valley is a northern constituent valley of the Great Appalachian Valley, within the Atlantic Seaboard watershed in Pennsylvania and Maryland. The Appalachian Trail crosses through the valley.
| Cumberland Valley | |
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 The Great Appalachian Valley includes the Cumberland Valley (7) depicted southeast of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians and between the Lebanon (6) and Shenandoah (8) valleys. | |
  Cumberland Valley | |
| Floor elevation | 600 ft (180 m) |
| Length | 73 miles (117 km) northeast-southwest |
| Width | 12 miles (19 km) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Franklin County, Pennsylvania Washington County, Maryland |
| Population centers | In Pennsylvania: Harrisburg, Carlisle, Mechanicsburg, Shippensburg, Chambersburg, Greencastle, Waynesboro In Maryland: Hagerstown |
| Borders on | Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians (west/north) South Mountain (east/south) Susquehanna River (east) Potomac River (south) |
| Coordinates | 39°56′N 77°43′W / 39.93°N 77.72°W |
Geography
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The valley is bound to the west and north by the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians (Bear Pond Mountains/Blue Mountain), to the east and south by South Mountain, to the northeast by the Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, and to the south by the Potomac River. The portion of the valley residing in Maryland is sometimes referred to as the Hagerstown Valley.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad, the Cumberland Valley AVA wine region, and the Cumberland Valley School District are named for the region.[1]
Settlements
editCities in the Cumberland Valley include Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,[2] and Hagerstown, Maryland. Pennsylvania boroughs include Camp Hill, Mechanicsburg, Carlisle, Shippensburg, Chambersburg, Waynesboro, and Greencastle.
Gallery
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See also
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edit- ^ "Home". www.cvschools.org. Retrieved Mar 16, 2023.
- ^ Cumberland Valley Railroad, March 2002 – Harrisburg Pennsylvania to Winchester Virginia Retrieved 2011-01-28.
- Stewart, Harriet Wylie (1918). "History of the Cumberland Valley, Pennsylvania".
External links
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Media related to Cumberland Valley at Wikimedia Commons- Cumberland Valley blog
- History of the Cumberland Valley, Pennsylvania
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