A forgotten Native American civilization converted the valley into an artificial landscape. by Richard L. Thornton, Architect & City Planner Theoretically, neither Southern Longleaf Pines nor Eastern Hemlocks should have been endemic in the Shenandoah Valley.  It is too dry, too rocky, too hilly and too cold for the Longleaf Pines, but too dry for … Continue reading Mysterious Sub-tropical Forest in the Shenandoah Valley Seems Impossible