Woodstock (Virginia)

Shenandoah County

51-87712

Woodstock is located in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley between the Allegheny Mountains and the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. The town was founded in 1761 by none other than George Washington. In Woodstock about 3500 people ( of which about 30% of people over 65 years old ) on an area of ​​about 8.5 square kilometers. The next big cities are Washington, D.C. roughly 140 km away, and Richmond, about 260 km away. The largest employer in Woodstock is Walmart.

Earl Johnson, who won in the Olympic Summer Games in 1924 in Paris, silver and bronze in cross-country skiing, was born in 1891 in Woodstock.

  • Location in Virginia
  • Location in North America
  • Shenandoah County
  • County Seat in Virginia
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