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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQT0_wilmer-mclean-after-the-civil-war_Manassas-VA.html
After nearly four years at Appomattox Court House, Wilmer McLean and his family returned to Prince William County in 1867. McLean still owned the 985-acre Yorkshire Plantation and lived there, but wartime devastation and the end of slavery brought…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ7X_sudley-springs-ford_Manassas-VA.html
About 9:30 a.m. the Union flanking column, numbering 15,000 strong, began crossing Catharpin Run here and moved southward toward Matthews Hill. Late in the afternoon this ford served as one of the principal avenues of retreat for the defeated Unio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNFL_mitchells-ford_Manassas-VA.html
Here on the south bank of Bull Run, Confederate forces constructed log-and-earth trenches to defend Mitchell's Ford, a strategically important crossing point. On July 17, 1861, as Union Gen. Irvin McDowell's army approached Centreville, Confederat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM5V_honoring-the-dead_Manassas-VA.html
Union Soldiers built Henry Hill Monument to commemorate those who died at First Bull Run (Manassas). For many Civil War veterans this had been their first battle. Intense memories drew both Union and Confederate soldiers back to this scene years a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIVY_signal-hill_Manassas-VA.html
This elevation behind the Confederate right flank at Manassas in July1861 was one of four Confederatesignal stations established by Capt. Edward Porter Alexander; Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard's signal officer. Because the hilltop was devoid of trees, it…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIVG_manassas-1892_Manassas-VA.html
Prussian-born Robert Portner, Alexandria brewer and businessman, built Annaburg in 1892 as his show place summer home and escape from the city. It became the center of beauty and interest with 35 rooms, electricity, and reportedly, one of the firs…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIU9_manassas-1825_Manassas-VA.html
Built by the Weir family in 1825, this Federal-style home is one of the few pre-Civil War dwellings that remains in the area. Once a prosperous 2,000-acre plantation, Liberia had a general store, a post office, and a school, and boasted a successf…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFSD_manassas-1906_Manassas-VA.html
When the Civil War ended, newcomers and residents rebuilt the burned and devastated landscape around this vital railroad junction. The resulting town of Manassas, incorporated in 1873, quickly became the transportation and commercial hub of Prince…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFSB_manassas-1900_Manassas-VA.html
As Manassas grew and prospered in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the historic district filled with prominent homes, churches, and commercial buildings. The town had two banks and two newspapers. Telephone service began in 1895. Albert Spe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFSA_manassas-1862_Manassas-VA.html
In this vicinity stood the Civil War era Orange & Alexandria Railroad repair shops.
Just east of Manassas City Hall stood the sidings and turntable of the railroad, used to reverse the direction of a train. When the Confederates evacuated the M…