Grottoes (Va.)
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Name (Latin)
Grottoes (Va.)
Other forms of name
Mount Vernon Forge (Va.)
Shendun (Va.)
Coordinates
-78.825 -78.825 38.2675 38.2675 (gooearth )
W0784933 W0784933 N0381602 N0381602 (geonames )
Associated country
United States
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Sources of Information
- GNIS, Feb. 9, 2006(Grottoes, ppl, Rockingham County, latitude 0381602N, longitude 0784933W; variant names: Mount Vernon Forge, Shendun)
- GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 38°16ʹ02ʺN 078°49ʹ33ʺW)
- Map showing the location of Shendun, Virginia, 1890, c1885
- Merchant Maps. Map of Rockingham County with Harrisonburg, Bridgewater, Elkton, Grottoes, Timberville, and Broadway, Virginia, 1993.
- GNIS, Feb. 8, 1999(Grottoes, ppl, Rockingham County)
- Rand McNally comm. atlas, 1998(Grottoes, Rockingham and Augusta counties)
Wikipedia description:
Grottoes is a town in Rockingham and Augusta counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. The population was 2,899 at the 2020 census. The town lies right on the border with Augusta County, and several commercial, residential, and recreational lots have portions within Augusta County. The town is part of the Harrisonburg metropolitan area, while the small portion that extends into Augusta County is part of the Staunton-Waynesboro micropolitan area. Grottoes is home to Grand Caverns which opened for tours in 1806, making it the oldest show cave in the United States.
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