Waynesboro, Virginia

Waynesboro, United States

Waynesboro, Virginia shares 45 connections with 3682 other places across 11 topics, anchored in military history, transportation, and industry. The city takes its name from General Anthony Wayne, whose 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers victory gave the settlement its identity. After the Civil War it became a railroad junction where the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway crossed the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, later absorbed into the Norfolk and Western. The final defeat of Confederate General Early's Army of the Valley occurred here on March 2, 1865. DuPont also operated a research presence in the city through the mid-20th century.