Apple Blossom Parade Highlights Shenandoah Valley
The Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester drew about 50 000 visitors from across the region and the nation. West Virginia lent major floats from Martinsburg and Shepherdstown, with railroads and towns participating in a grand parade. Freight rates and parities remain contested as growers seek tariff relief while tourism and apple shipments rise in the Shenandoah Potomac region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinaburg
Evening Journal
Shenandoah Valley
Union
Winchester
Virginia
West Virginia
Charles Town
Shepherdstown
Jefferson
Morgan
Berkeley
Hampshire
United States
Bunker Hill
Eastern Panhandle
Washington
Woman’s Club
Martinsburg
Shepherd College
Rumsey
Leviathan
Berkeley Springs
Fair Grounds
Harpers Ferry
Mahomet
Jefferson Rock
Panhandle
West
New York State
New York
Charleston
Huntington
Jacksonville
Moyida
Wastern
Shenandoah- Potomac
New York City
Manhattan
Empire State
Western Panhandle
Valley
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Interstate Commerce Commission
Baltimore and Ohio
Potomac River
Williamsport
New Market
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Lexington
Shenandoah National Park
Blue Ridge Mountains
Shenandoah
Alleghanies
York
Changes in the apple industry grower protections and packing shifts
The article notes broad industry changes driven by new state and federal laws for inspecting and branding apples at shipment points. It highlights risk transfer from receivers to shippers, a move from barrels to bushel baskets, and how wholesalers and chains affect pricing and consumer access.
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Pennsylvania Mailroad
Baltimor
Ohio
Women’s Music Club
Norfolk and Western
Pacific Coast
Wales
West Virginia
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