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Winchester is an independent city in northern Virginia. It covers 9.3 sq mi (24.2 sq km) and has a population of 26,000 people (2011 estimate). Although it is an independent city, it also serves as county seat of the surrounding Frederick County. It is home to Shenandoah University.

Guide to Winchester Hotels

Here's a list of hotels in Winchester that you can book online, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.

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Winchester is located in the Shenandoah Valley, which is between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains. It was inhabited by various indigenous tribes including the Iroquoian-speak groups in the 17th century, and later by the Algonquianp-speaking groups.

The earliest European settlers arrived in the Shenandoah Valley in 1729. A town called Frederick Town was established in 1738. Then in 1750, Frederick Town was incorporated as a city, and renamed Winchester, after Winchester, England, the birthplace of Colonel James Wood, who built his residence there.

Visiting Winchester

Winchester is served by Interstate 81, accessed via Exit 313.

Places of Interest in Winchester

Museum of Shenandoah Valley
Museum interpreting the history and culture of the valley.
Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters Museum
An antebellum home belonging to Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Tilghman Moore, used by Confederate Major General Thomas J "Stonewall" Jackson as headquarters.

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