Onandagoa

Onandagoa, interpreted as “river of high mountains” or “silver water,” is among the names proposed for the origin of Shenandoah. The river flows north through a valley between the Blue Ridge and the Appalachian ridges, joining the Potomac at Harpers Ferry. Its north and south forks meet before the river reaches the gap in the mountains. Indigenous paths through the valley connected the Potomac country to lands farther south and later became a route for settlers travelling from Pennsylvania.