| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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| Waynesboro |
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| city (1990 pop. 18,549), surrounded by but politically independent of August co., central Va., in the Shenandoah valley; settled c.1736, inc. as a city 1948. An industrial center in a farm area, it has plants manufacturing a diverse variety of products. In the battle of Waynesboro (Mar., 1865), Gen. Jubal Early’s heavily outnumbered Confederate troops were severely defeated by a detachment of Sheridan’s army under Custer. Tourists are drawn to nearby Sherando Lake Recreation Area, George Washington National Forest, and a national park. |
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