▁be ▁una ffect ed . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁more - local ized ▁fish ▁k ills ▁in ▁Clar ke ▁County ▁spread ▁to ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁Sh en ando ah ' s ▁three ▁species ▁of ▁su cker : ▁the ▁short head ▁red hor se ▁and ▁the ▁northern ▁h og su cker ▁– ▁the ▁former ▁suffering ▁from ▁similar ▁les ions ▁witness ed ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁year ' s ▁fish ▁kill . ▁Virginia ' s ▁Department ▁of ▁Environment al ▁Qu ality ▁received ▁reports ▁of ▁fish ▁k ills ▁near ▁El k ton ▁and ▁between ▁Bent on ville ▁and ▁Front ▁Royal ▁in ▁late ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁observed ▁fish ▁exhib iting ▁les ions ▁and ▁strange ▁behavior . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁ ▁Vari ous ▁accounts ▁tell ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁name . ▁According ▁to ▁one , ▁General ▁George ▁Washington ▁named ▁the ▁valley ▁( and ▁river ) ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁S ken ando a ▁( or ▁Sh en ando ah ), ▁an ▁One ida ▁" pine ▁tree ▁chief " ▁based ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁who ▁led ▁hundreds ▁of ▁One ida ▁and ▁T us car ora ▁war riors ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁reb els ▁on ▁the ▁front ier ▁during ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁War . ▁He ▁also ▁sent ▁much ▁needed ▁corn ▁to ▁Washington ▁and ▁his ▁troops ▁during ▁their ▁hard ▁winter ▁at ▁Valley ▁For ge , ▁Pennsylvania ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 7 - 1 7 7 8 . ▁However , ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁in ▁use ▁when ▁Washington ▁was ▁a ▁child , ▁as ▁ev iden ced ▁in ▁land ▁gr