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  /about                About Us           Priority 0.8

  LOCATION PAGES — VIRGINIA
  /winchester           Winchester, VA     Priority 0.9
  /berryville           Berryville, VA     Priority 0.8
  /middletown           Middletown, VA     Priority 0.8
  /stephens-city        Stephens City, VA  Priority 0.8
  /stephenson           Stephenson, VA     Priority 0.8
  /strasburg            Strasburg, VA      Priority 0.8

  LOCATION PAGES — WEST VIRGINIA
  /martinsburg          Martinsburg, WV    Priority 0.9
  /bunker-hill          Bunker Hill, WV    Priority 0.8
  /gerrardstown         Gerrardstown, WV   Priority 0.8
  /inwood               Inwood, WV         Priority 0.8

  LEGAL & POLICY
  /privacy-policy       Privacy Policy     Priority 0.3
  /terms-of-use         Terms of Use       Priority 0.3
  /cookie-notice        Cookie Notice      Priority 0.3
  /accessibility        Accessibility      Priority 0.3
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  <!-- ★  HOMEPAGE  ★ -->
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    <se:region>Shenandoah Valley, VA and WV</se:region>
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  <!-- Winchester, VA — county seat, primary market -->
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    <lastmod>2026-04-03</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
    <se:page-type>location</se:page-type>
    <se:state>VA</se:state>
    <se:county>Frederick County</se:county>
    <se:accent-color>#1F4171</se:accent-color>
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  <!-- Berryville, VA — Clarke County, limestone soils -->
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    <loc>https://shenandoahedge.com/berryville</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-01</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
    <se:page-type>location</se:page-type>
    <se:state>VA</se:state>
    <se:county>Clarke County</se:county>
    <se:accent-color>#c8960a</se:accent-color>
    <se:notable>Clarke County apple country · alkaline limestone soils · Apple Pie Ridge</se:notable>
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  <!-- Middletown, VA — Cedar Creek corridor, frost pockets -->
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    <lastmod>2026-04-01</lastmod>
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    <priority>0.8</priority>
    <se:page-type>location</se:page-type>
    <se:state>VA</se:state>
    <se:county>Frederick County</se:county>
    <se:accent-color>#6B2040</se:accent-color>
    <se:notable>Belle Grove Plantation · Cedar Creek · frost pocket corridor</se:notable>
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  <!-- Stephens City, VA — I-81 crossroads, commuter community -->
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    <lastmod>2026-04-01</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
    <se:page-type>location</se:page-type>
    <se:state>VA</se:state>
    <se:county>Frederick County</se:county>
    <se:accent-color>#0d6e7a</se:accent-color>
    <se:notable>I-81 / Route 11 crossroads · historic town · commuter community</se:notable>
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  <!-- Stephenson, VA — Snowden Bridge, Opequon Creek -->
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    <lastmod>2026-04-01</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
    <se:page-type>location</se:page-type>
    <se:state>VA</se:state>
    <se:county>Frederick County</se:county>
    <se:accent-color>#4a7a22</se:accent-color>
    <se:notable>Snowden Bridge · Opequon Creek watershed · fast-growing N. Frederick</se:notable>
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  <!-- Strasburg, VA — Massanutten base, Shenandoah River -->
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    <loc>https://shenandoahedge.com/strasburg</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-03</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
    <se:page-type>location</se:page-type>
    <se:state>VA</se:state>
    <se:county>Shenandoah County</se:county>
    <se:accent-color>#6a9460</se:accent-color>
    <se:notable>Signal Knob · Massanutten rain shadow · Shenandoah River flood plain</se:notable>
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    LOCATION PAGES — WEST VIRGINIA (4)
    WV Dept. of Agriculture Licensed
    Note: separate jurisdiction from VA pages.
    WV licensing language used throughout.
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  <!-- Martinsburg, WV — county seat, fastest-growing WV city -->
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    <lastmod>2026-04-01</lastmod>
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    <se:state>WV</se:state>
    <se:county>Berkeley County</se:county>
    <se:accent-color>#106B38</se:accent-color>
    <se:notable>Berkeley County seat · fastest-growing WV city · new-construction lawns</se:notable>
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  <!-- Bunker Hill, WV — ridge terrain, limestone soils -->
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    <lastmod>2026-04-01</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
    <se:page-type>location</se:page-type>
    <se:state>WV</se:state>
    <se:county>Berkeley County</se:county>
    <se:accent-color>#3a2e6e</se:accent-color>
    <se:notable>N. Berkeley · Apple Pie Ridge Rd · limestone ridge terrain · grub pressure</se:notable>
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  <!-- Gerrardstown, WV — western Berkeley, Sleepy Creek -->
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    <loc>https://shenandoahedge.com/gerrardstown</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-01</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
    <se:page-type>location</se:page-type>
    <se:state>WV</se:state>
    <se:county>Berkeley County</se:county>
    <se:accent-color>#b04a2e</se:accent-color>
    <se:notable>Sleepy Creek Mountain · Back Creek Rd · heavy clay valley soils · rural</se:notable>
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  <!-- Inwood, WV — Martinsburg corridor, commuter density -->
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    <lastmod>2026-04-01</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
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    <se:state>WV</se:state>
    <se:county>Berkeley County</se:county>
    <se:accent-color>#2e7299</se:accent-color>
    <se:notable>Spring Mills · Tabler Station · DC/NoVA commuter density · subdivision lawns</se:notable>
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    Low priority — stable, rarely changing.
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    <loc>https://shenandoahedge.com/privacy-policy</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-01</lastmod>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
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    <se:page-type>legal</se:page-type>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-01</lastmod>
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