The Cumberland Valley is a northern constituent valley of the Great Appalachian Valley, within the

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watershed in

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and

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. The

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crosses through the valley.

Geography

The valley is bound to the west and north by the

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( Bear Pond Mountains/ Blue Mountain), to the east and south by South Mountain, to the northeast by the

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, and to the south by the

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. The portion of the valley residing in Maryland is sometimes referred to as the Hagerstown Valley. The Cumberland Valley Railroad, the Cumberland Valley AVA wine region, and the Cumberland Valley School District are named for the region.

Settlements

Cities in the Cumberland Valley include

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,Cumberland Valley Railroad, March 2002 – Harrisburg Pennsylvania to Winchester Virginia
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Hagerstown, Maryland Hagerstown is a city in Washington County, Maryland, United States, and its county seat. The population was 43,527 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Hagerstown ranks as Maryland's List of municipalities in Maryland, sixth-most popu ...

. Pennsylvania boroughs include Camp Hill, Mechanicsburg,

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, Shippensburg, Chambersburg, Waynesboro, and Greencastle.

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