CUMBERLAND VALLEY

75 mi (121 km) long and from 15 to 20 mi (24–32 km) wide, part of the great Appalachian valley, between the Potomac and Susquehanna rivers, W Md. and S Pa. It is a fertile farming area that is becoming urbanized. Chambersburg and Carlisle, Pa., and Hagerstown, Md., are in the valley.

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books on: Cumberland Valley  - 1108 results

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A History of the Methodist Church, South: The United Presbyterian Church; The Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Presbyterian Church, South, in the United States
Book by Gross Alexander, James B. Scouller, R. V. Foster, T. C. Johnson; Christian Literature, 1894
Subjects: Cumberland Presbyterian Church--History, Methodist Episcopal Church, South--History, Presbyterian Church In The U.S.A, Protestant Churches--United States--History, United Presbyterian Church Of North America
...Pathers and Founders of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church . 1853...Sketch of the Churches in the Valley of Virginia . New York, 1847...Sources and Sketches of Cumberland Presbyterian History , in...D.D., History of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church . 1888...
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Country People in the New South: Tennessee's Upper Cumberland
Book by Jeanette Keith, Jack Temple Kirby; University of North Carolina Press, 1995
Subjects: Dayton (Tenn.)--Rural Conditions, Scopes, John Thomas--Trials, Litigation, Etc
...Tennessee ," in 1923 in Putnam and Cumberland Counties most people who borrowed...Putnam the average was $14, in Cumberland $46. Merchant credit was secured...Lumber Industry of the Upper Cumberland Valley ," 255-64. Montell, Dont...
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The Knight of the Cumberland
Book by John Fox Jr.; Charles Scribners Sons, 1906
Subjects: Fiction
...going single-file up through the jagged gap that the dripping of water has worn down through the Cumberland Mountains from crest to valley-level, a gray horse and two big mules, a man and two young girls. On the gray horse, I led the...
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Border Life: Experience and Memory in the Revolutionary Ohio Valley
Book by Elizabeth A. Perkins; University of North Carolina Press, 1998
Subjects: Frontier And Pioneer Life--Ohio River Valley, Land Settlement--Ohio River Valley--History--18th Century, Ohio River Valley--Biography, Ohio River Valley--History--Revolution, 1775-1783, Pioneers--Ohio River Valley--Interviews
...sunday, but one in Powells Valley, about 5 miles till we came...way down till we crossed at Cumberland ford. The morning before...we got to the foot of the Cumberland Mountain, the company three...was most afraid coming down Cumberland Mountain. The place was narrow...
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Shenandoah Summer: The 1864 Valley Campaign
Book by Scott C. Patchan; University of Nebraska Press, 2007
Subjects: Early, Jubal Anderson--1816-1894--Military Leadership, Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1864 (May-August)
...depended upon Averell for the defense of Chambersburg, and the New Yorker assured Couch, I will not uncover the Cumberland Valley, unless compelled to do so. By noon, the various Confederate movements severed Averells communications with his...
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journal articles on: Cumberland Valley  - 258 results

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The Cumberland Plateau Disjunct Paradox and the Biogeography and Conservation of Pond-breeding Amphibians
Journal article by Jeffrey D. Corser; The American Midland Naturalist, Vol. 159, 2008
Subjects: Cumberland Plateau, Forests, Frogs, Landscaping, Ponds, Reptiles & amphibians, Sea level, Wetlands
...northeast by the Sequatchie Valley creating a 15 km wide finger...wetlands (Jones, 1989), Cumberland Plateau swamp forest (Braun, 1937; Smith, 1977), and Cumberland Plateau depression pond...Regester, 2001) on the central Cumberland Plateau this suggests that...range, southeastern U.S. valleys appear to have functioned...
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Grassroots Music in the Upper Cumberland
Journal article by John W. Rumble; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 73, 2007
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Grassroots Music in the Upper Cumberland (Book)--Book reviews
...delineated the bi-state Cumberland Plateau as an area set...authors notes to The Cumberland Music Tour Nashville...Although Montells Upper Cumberland is tenuously defined...in the Upper New River Valley White Top Region (Knoxville...
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The Environmental Transformation of an Appalachian Valley, 1850-1906
Journal article by Geoffrey L. Buckley; The Geographical Review, Vol. 88, 1998
Subjects: Appalachian Mountains--Environmental aspects, Maryland--Environmental aspects
...resources in the Georges Creek Valley shifted from primarily squatters...When the railroad reached Cumberland in 1842, most of Marylands...time the B O and C O reached Cumberland (especially after the Civil...corporate control of the valleys mineral and timber resources...arrival of the railroad to Cumberland, 1,708 tons of coal were...
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The Perceptions of Small Business Owners on Tourism Development in the Blackstone Valley, Rhode Island
Journal article by Samuel Mendlinger, Masaki Miyake, Robert Billington; Journal of Service Science and Management (JSSM), Vol. 2, 2009
Subjects: Business owners--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Rhode Island--Economic aspects, Rhode Island--Social aspects, Sales promotions--Methods, Sales promotions--Social aspects, Small and medium sized companies--Officials and employees, Tourism promotion--Methods, Tourism promotion--Social aspects, Travel industry--Methods, Travel industry--Social aspects
...communities of the Blackstone Valley: Burrillville, Central Falls, Cumberland, Glocester, Lincoln, North...20th century, Blackstone Valleys textile industry found itself...century, the Blackstone Valley was an economically and sociocultural...infrastructure in the Blackstone Valley was "good" or "fairly...visitors through the Blackstone Valleys transportation system, nor...
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In the Valley of the Shadow: Communities and History in the American Civil War
Journal article by William G. Thomas III; The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 106, 1998
Subjects: American Civil War, Community, Military personnel
In the Valley of the Shadow: Communities and History...fought side by side with strangers. The Valley of the Shadow, an electronic archival...community" in these complex contexts The Valley project compares Franklin County, Pennsylvania...
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magazine articles on: Cumberland Valley  - 201 results

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A Valley Divided
Magazine article by Edward L. Ayers; Humanities, Vol. 20, July 1999
Subjects: American Civil War, Augusta County Virginia, Franklin County Pennsylvania, Towns
A Valley Divided by Edward L. Ayers...such as the Shenandoah and Cumberland rivers, or the Blue Ridge...We call this archive "The Valley of the Shadow Project...of the Shenandoah and the Cumberland. The farmers who dominated...
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The Changing Fortunes of a Small Town in Kentucky
Magazine article by Gary A. O'Dell, Duane D. Allen; Focus, Vol. 45, Winter 1999
Subjects: Cities and towns--Civic improvement, Civic improvements (Municipalities), Kentucky--Description and travel, Urban renewal--Planning
...past Strung along the narrow valley of Roundstone Creek, just...forth, mostly following the valley bottoms as it threads the ragged edge of the Cumberland Escarpment. Along the wayside...the ridges higher, the valleys more narrow. Trees cover...engaged in cutting a road from Cumberland Gap to the Kentucky River...
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Ago Chapter News
Magazine article; The American Organist, Vol. 44, August 2010
...Mercersburg. Members of the Cumberland Valley Chapter were also in attendance...performed by Mark King of the Cumberland Valley Chapter and Jim Brinson...and Donald Gillette from the Cumberland Valley Chapter. - Helen Wingert...
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Ago/rcco Chapter/centre News
Magazine article; The American Organist, Vol. 40, April 2006
...Shirley Norby Central Hudson Valley, N.Y. Jan. 22, members met...Evelyn Larter. -Joyce Ann Routon Cumberland Valley, Md. Nov. 6, the chapter celebrated...convener, along with the Kanawha Valley and Monongahela chapters, hosted...
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Ago/rcco Chapter/centre News
Magazine article; The American Organist, Vol. 40, May 2006
...artistic director of the Mohawk Valley Choral Society. -Bruce Smith...Atkins REGION III-MID-ATLANTIC Cumberland Valley, Md. Dec. 11, chapter members...Seidenschwarz REGION V-GREAT LAKES Fox Valley, North Shore, and Chicago, Ill...
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newspaper articles on: Cumberland Valley  - 447 results

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Flood of Interest in City's Special Valley; Next Steps Are Plotted for Growing Area
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), September 4, 2008
...the transformation of the valley has been largely due to the...industries. This has helped the valley to become widely recognised...achieved without spoiling the valleys existing assets and character...environment: October 6, Cumberland Arms, 7.30pm. GOING WITH...Nancy Rios-Hill in the river valley in Newcastle. Picture: Tim...
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My Valley Is So Much Greener Now
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), August 30, 2006
My Valley Is So Much Greener Now. Byline: By Rebekah Ashby A decade ago, Newcastles Ouseburn Valley suffered from fly tipping, vandalism and...the up. When you think of the Ouseburn Valley just 10 years ago, it seems amazing that...
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Festival Plans to Leave Valley Brimful of Fun
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), June 6, 2007
Subjects: Festivals
...riverbanks and boats, the valley is renowned for a distinctive...lovers flock to The Cluny, The Cumberland Arms, The Tanners, The Ship...string of attractions in the valley will also be throwing open...way through several of the valleys galleries and a range of alternative...carnival winding down the valley from city stadium to the village...
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42 Single-Person Flats Plan Would Aid Homes Misery; OUSEBURN VALLEY WOULD BE HOST TO THE NEW PROPERTIES
Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), August 3, 2010
Subjects: Housing developers, Housing development, Real estate industry
...Aid Homes Misery; OUSEBURN VALLEY WOULD BE HOST TO THE NEW PROPERTIES...proposed for Newcastles Ouseburn Valley. Byker Bridge Housing Association...operators of the Cluny and the Cumberland Arms have raised fears about...view thats what the Ouseburn Valley is about. Its a vibrant...
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Search for Submerged Village; PETER LEATHLEY Heads to a Hidden Valley in the Lake District
Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), December 11, 2010
...LEATHLEY Heads to a Hidden Valley in the Lake District. Byline...in one of the more secluded valleys of the Lake District, the...nearby Shap. In 1935, the valley was flooded changing the landscape...but the views down into the valley to the spot where Mardale...nights sleep and a hearty Cumberland breakfast washed down with...
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encyclopedia articles on: Cumberland Valley  - 19 results

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Cumberland Valley
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CUMBERLAND VALLEY 75 mi (121 km) long and from 15 to 20...wide, part of the great Appalachian valley, between the Potomac and Susquehanna...and Hagerstown, Md., are in the valley...
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Cumberland , River, United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Nashville, Tenn. The Tennessee Valley Authority markets hydroelectric power produced by dams on the Cumberland and its tributaries, including...Ky., which impounds Lake Cumberland. The Cumberland valley was the scene of several...
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Cumberland , Cities, United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...paper products, and plastics. Cumberland grew around the site of a trading...the Appalachians to the Ohio valley. Fort Cumberland (built 1754) was the base...the eastern terminus of the Cumberland Road, or National Road ; a...
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Cumberland Plateau
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU or Cumberland Mountains, southwestern division...plateau rises sharply from the Great Valley of E Tennessee; on the west the...The plateau is the source of the Cumberland River and several tributaries of...
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Pennsylvania
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...southwest to northeast, overlooking the Great Appalachian Valley. The Jacks, Tuscarora, and Blue Mts. comprise a ridge and valley section bordered by the Great Appalachian Valley to the southeast and east. The Piedmont Plateau gives way...
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