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Cedar Creek Battlefield: I-81 - MM 300 - Median
The landscape around Cedar Creek Battlefield is a broad, low-lying reach of the Shenandoah Valley, where wooded ridges and cultivated ground have shaped both the built environment and local life. The battlefield forms part of Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, protecting land associated with the Battle of Cedar Creek on 19 October 1864. Confederate troops led by Jubal A. Early struck the Union Army of the Shenandoah before a Union counterattack reversed the day’s result. The fighting was a major episode of the 1864 Valley Campaign and helped secure Union control of the valley. Cedar Creek, a tributary of the North Fork Shenandoah River, runs through this historic setting, while Interstates 81 and 66 place it on a modern transport corridor.
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