Cumberland Valley

Not to be confused withCumberland Mountains,Cumberland Gap,orCumberland Narrows.

For the similarly-named valley in Tennessee, seeCumberland River.

Cumberland Valley
TheGreat Appalachian Valleyincludes theCumberland Valley(7) depicted southeast of theRidge-and-Valley Appalachiansand between theLebanon(6) andShenandoah(8) valleys.
Cumberland Valley
Floor elevation	600 ft (180 m)
Length	73 miles (117 km) northeast-southwest
Width	12 miles (19 km)
Geography
Location	Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Franklin County, Pennsylvania Washington County, Maryland
Population centers	In Pennsylvania:Harrisburg,Carlisle,Mechanicsburg,Shippensburg,Chambersburg,Greencastle,Waynesboro In Maryland:Hagerstown
Borders on	Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians(west/north) South Mountain(east/south) Susquehanna River(east) Potomac River(south)
Coordinates	39°56′N77°43′W

TheCumberland Valleyis a northern constituent valley of theGreat Appalachian Valley,within theAtlantic Seaboardwatershed inPennsylvaniaandMaryland.TheAppalachian Trailcrosses through the valley.

Geography

Aerial view of a portion of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians forming the northern edge of the Cumberland Valley. Named features in image include Flat Rock, Mount Dempsey,Bloserville,and Bowers Mountain.

The valley is bound to the west and north by theRidge-and-Valley Appalachians(Bear Pond Mountains/Blue Mountain), to the east and south bySouth Mountain,to the northeast by theSusquehanna RiveratHarrisburg,and to the south by thePotomac River.The portion of the valley residing in Maryland is sometimes referred to as theHagerstown Valley.

TheCumberland Valley Railroad,theCumberland Valley AVAwine region, and theCumberland Valley School Districtare named for the region.

Settlements

Cities in the Cumberland Valley includeHarrisburg, Pennsylvania,andHagerstown, Maryland.Pennsylvania boroughs includeCamp Hill,Mechanicsburg,Carlisle,Shippensburg,Chambersburg,Waynesboro,andGreencastle.

See also

• Great Appalachian Valley

References

• Stewart, Harriet Wylie (1918)."History of the Cumberland Valley, Pennsylvania".

External links

Media related toCumberland Valleyat Wikimedia Commons

• Cumberland Valley blog
• History of the Cumberland Valley, Pennsylvania