Cumberland Valley

Related Category: U.S. Physical Geography

75 mi (121 km) long and from 15 to 20 mi (24–32 km) wide, part of the great Appalachian valley, between the Potomac and Susquehanna rivers, W Md. and S Pa. It is a fertile farming area that is becoming urbanized. Chambersburg and Carlisle, Pa., and Hagerstown, Md., are in the valley.