Strasburg Reservoir

Strasburg Reservoir is a reservoir in Shenandoah County, Virginia. Strasburg Reservoir is situated nearby to the locality Elizabeth’s Forge, as well as near the hamlet Dilbeck.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Signal Knob and Elizabeth Furnace.

Signal Knob

Peak

Photo: Jeff Coffman, CC BY 2.0.

Signal Knob is the northern peak of Massanutten Mountain in the Ridge and Valley Appalachians with an elevation of 2,106 feet. It is located in George Washington National Forest in Shenandoah County and Warren County in Virginia.

Elizabeth Furnace

Campsite

Photo: Wikifreaki, Public domain.

Elizabeth Furnace was a blast furnace in the Shenandoah Valley that was used to create pig iron from 1836 to 1888 using Passage Creek for water power. Iron ore was mined nearby, purified in the furnace, and then pig iron was transported over the Massanutten Mountain to the South Fork of the Shenandoah River for forging in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

Signal Knob Middle School

School building

Shenandoah County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 44,186. Its county seat is Woodstock. It is part of the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Strasburg and Toms Brook.

Strasburg

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Strasburg is a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States, which was founded in 1761 by Peter Stover. It is the largest town by population in the county and is known for its grassroots art culture, pottery, antiques, and American Civil War history.