Winchester, Virginia

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city in Virginia county seat independent city

Winchester, Virginia is a historic independent city in the northern Shenandoah Valley known for its Civil War significance, apple orchards, and annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival.

Aliases (2)

Winchester ×1
Winchester, Virginia, United States ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city in Virginia → county seat → independent city →
areaCode	540 →
climate	humid subtropical climate →
country	United States →
festivalEstablishedIn	1924 →
foundedIn	18th century →
governingBody	Winchester City Council →
governmentType	council–manager government →
hasEconomicSector	agriculture → education → healthcare → manufacturing →
hasHistoricDistrict	Winchester Historic District →
hasHistoricSignificance	American Civil War →
hasHistoricSite	George Washington Office Museum → Old Court House Civil War Museum → Stonewall Jackson’s Headquarters Museum →
hasLandmark	Handley Library → Loudoun Street Mall → Museum of the Shenandoah Valley →
hasNearbyMilitaryInstallation	Winchester Armory →
hasNickname	Apple Capital of the World →
hasUniversity	Shenandoah University →
hostsAnnualEvent	Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival →
incorporatedAsCityIn	1874 →
isCountySeatOf	Frederick County, Virginia →
knownFor	Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival → apple orchards →
locatedIn	Frederick County, Virginia → Shenandoah Valley →
namedAfter	Winchester, England →
nearRiver	Shenandoah River →
partOf	Shenandoah Valley American Viticultural Area →
postalCodePrefix	22601 →
region	Northern Shenandoah Valley →
state	Virginia →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
transportServedBy	Interstate 81 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 11 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 17 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 50 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 522 NERFINISHED →
wasSiteOf	First Battle of Winchester → Second Battle of Winchester → Third Battle of Winchester →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Shenandoah University → Winchester College ("Winchester") → Winchester main campus →	locatedIn
State Route 7 (Virginia) → Virginia State Route 7 →	westernTerminus
Winchester main campus →	city
State Route 7 (Virginia) →	connectsCity
Daniel Morgan →	deathPlace
Shenandoah Valley →	majorCity
Winchester, Kentucky →	namedAfter
Shenandoah River →	passesNear
Interstate 81 →	passesThrough
U.S. Route 50 →	passesThroughCity
Sam Huff ("Winchester, Virginia, United States") →	placeOfDeath
Daniel Morgan →	residence
Middletown, Virginia →	roadAccessTo