The
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Prince William County, Virginia
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This national
park was established to protect the sites of the First and Second
Battles of Manassas. The nucleus of the park is the Henry Farm
where, on Henry Hill, heavy fighting occurred during both the
Battles of Manassas. In 1922, the farm was acquired by the Sons
of the Confederate Veterans who operated a military museum at
the site until the late 1930's. At that time they turned over
the property to the Department of the Interior to be administered
by the National Park Service. A monument was built beside the
Henry House and monuments were erected elsewhere on the battlefield.
In the 1930's,
the Chinn House was acquired by the National Park Service, and
in 1948, the Park Service acquired the Stone House. The monument
to General Stonewall Jackson was erected in 1938 by the State
of Virginia. In about 1940, the first part of the Visitor Information
Center was constructed south of the Henry House. In 1958-60, a
wing was added to the Visitor's Center, which now contains the
museum.
The battlefield
is listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National
Register of Historic Places.
Text
© 1994 Dianne Harrah, Drawing © 1994 Bill Harrah
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