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Located just 70 miles west of Washington, DC, Front Royal is a quaint mid-sized town with easy access to the metropolitan area and is in close proximity to the famous scenic Skyline Drive. Residents of Front Royal enjoy the peace and grandeur of living in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley and can easily hop on Interstate 66 to head into the Nation's Capital.
There are plenty of outdoor attractions in the area, such as Skyline Caverns, Shenandoah National Park and with the North and South forks of the Shenandoah River meeting nearby, Front Royal has been officially designated the Canoe Capital of Virginia. The Front Royal Cardinals baseball team, which joined the Valley League in 1984, hosts home games in Bing Crosby Stadium.
The town was incorporated in 1788 by a group of real estate speculators. Rail service was established 56 years later and was an important transport line during the Civil War and the years that followed.
With such a history, Front Royal is still home for many "long-time" residents with generations of Front Royal family, but recent arrivals and newly arrived residents have started to change the town's demographic to one with more diversity. Now home for about 14,000 citizens, Front Royal is the county seat and largest town in Warren County.
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