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Valley Forge

(Encyclopedia)Valley Forge, on the Schuylkill River, SE Pa., NW of Philadelphia. There, during the American Revolution, the main camp of the Continental Army was established (Dec., 1777–June, 1778) under the comm...

Cumberland Valley

(Encyclopedia)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...

Fergana Valley

(Encyclopedia)Fergana Valley or Ferghana Valley, region, 8,494 sq mi (22,000 sq km), Central Asia, divided among Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan. The Fergana Range (part of the Tian Shan system) rises in the...

Ferghana Valley

(Encyclopedia)Ferghana Valley, region, Central Asia: see Fergana Valley. ...

Golden Valley

(Encyclopedia)Golden Valley. <1> City (2020 pop. 8,801), Mohave co., NW Arizona. The town was named for the development company that originally subdivided the l...

Fountain Valley

(Encyclopedia)Fountain Valley, city (2020 pop. 57,047), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1957. Chiefly residential, Fountain Valley also has diverse manufactures, including...

Great Valley

(Encyclopedia)Great Valley: see under Appalachian Mountains. ...

Central Valley

(Encyclopedia)Central Valley, great trough of central Calif., c.450 mi (720 km) long and c.50 mi (80 km) wide, between the Sierra Nevada and the Coast Ranges. The Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers drain much of the...

Castro Valley

(Encyclopedia)Castro Valley, uninc. city (2020 pop. 66,441), Alameda co., W Calif., near San Francisco Bay. Chiefly residential, it also has light industries. ...

Hunter Valley

(Encyclopedia)Hunter Valley, region of New South Wales, SE Australia. The Hunter River and its tributaries occupy this valley S of the Mt. Royal Range. The land in the upper valley is used for livestock grazing, da...