Catoctin Valley
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The Catoctin Valley is a small valley, geographically and culturally associated with the larger Loudoun Valley in Loudoun County, Virginia.
Geography
The Catoctin Valley encompasses the northern part of the Loudoun Valley east of the Short Hill Mountain and west of Catoctin Mountain. Its northern border is the Potomac River, while its southern border is an intangible line running from the southern terminus of the Short Hill to the base of Catoctin Mountain, located approximately two miles north of Virginia State Route 7. Across the Potomac in Maryland, the valley continues on as the Middletown Valley, which historically has also been known as the Catoctin Valley.
The valley contains the communities of Waterford, Lovettsville, Wheatland, Morrisonville and Taylorstown.
The valley is approximately 7 miles (11 km) wide east to west and 11 miles (18 km) long north to south.
The valley is drained by the Catoctin Creek and its tributaries.
Transportation
Virginia State Route 287, the Berlin Turnpike, is the major road through the valley, running north–south from the Potomac River to Virginia State Route 7. Virginia State Route 9 runs east–west across the very southern portion of the valley.
History
The valley was settled in the 1730s by
References
- Scheel, Eugene. Loudoun County Discovered:Communities Corners and Crossroads.
- Turner, Fitzhugh (ed.), Loudoun County and the Civil War. Loudoun County Civil War Centennial Commission, Leesburg, Va., 1961.