The home of the Wilmer McLean stood near this intersection and became the headquarters for Confederate Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard July 18, 1861, when the Battle of Blackburn’s Ford erupted.
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Middleburg, VA
Historic Towns & Villages, Historical Sites, Historic Towns & Villages, Historical Sites
McLean House and Farm Civil War Trails Site
Historical Homes, Historical Sites, Historical Homes, Historical Sites
Hiking
Mayfield Earthwork Fort
Historical Sites, Historical Sites
Mayfield Earthwork Fort occupies eleven acres of ground just outside of downtown Manassas. Its Civil War history begins in the spring of 1861 when the Confederate Army arrived and built an earthwork fort here, one of 12 in the area meant to protect the railroad junction. It was named Mayfield, after the home of the […]
Masonic Cemetery
Historical Sites, Historical Sites
Given “to the Masons of Culpeper County” under the will of American Revolutionary War hero General Edward Stevens in 1820, the original one-acre Stevens family burial site has grown to over seven acres. In addition to General Stevens’ graves are those of many prominent Culpeper families such as Button, Waite, Kyle, Reams, Guinn, and Hudson […]
Manassas, VA
Historic Towns & Villages, Historical Sites, Historic Towns & Villages, Historical Sites
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Battle Sites, Historical Sites, National & State Parks, Battle Sites, Historical Sites, National & State Parks
Hiking
The 5,000-acre tract bordered by Bull Run was the scene of two Confederate victories. The First Battle of Manassas, fought in 1861, was the opening engagement of the Civil War and pitted Union Brigadier General Irvin McDowell’s unseasoned troops against ill-trained but spirited Confederates under Joseph E. Johnston and Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard.
Manassas Museum
Historical Sites, Museums, Historical Sites, Museums
The Manassas Museum got its start in 1974 in a small brick building on Main Street in the heart of historic downtown. By the late 1980s the collections and exhibits needed a modern, bigger space. A new building was constructed on Prince William Street, opening in 1991. Today, the Museum collection numbers over 8,000 objects […]
Manassas Industrial School
Historical Sites, Historical Sites
Located on four acres of ground just west of downtown, this historic site tells one of the most remarkable stories in Manassas’ history. Central to the story is Miss Jane “Jennie” Serepta Dean. Born enslaved in Prince William County ca. 1850, Dean went on after the Civil War to establish several churches and Sunday Schools […]
Madison, VA
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Lucketts, VA
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Lucasville School
Historical Sites, Historical Sites
Lucasville School (1885-1926) is a reconstructed one-room school dedicated to interpreting post-Civil War African-American education in Prince William County, Virginia.
Lovettsville, VA
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