Hazel Plain Marker

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Near Manassas in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Hazel Plain

By Craig Swain, August 11, 2012

1. Hazel Plain Marker

The photo shows Hazel Plain as it appeared around 1890. The house was razed in 1950.

Inscription. In 1860, Benjamin Chinn and his family lived here in a two-and-a-half story frame farmhouse. Known as "Hazel Plain," the modest plantation comprised several hundred acres. The property was typical of those in Prince William County, yielding wheat, corn, oats, and potatoes for cash and subsistence. Like roughly one-third of their immediate neighbors, the Chinn family owned slaves.

War engulfed the Chinn homestead twice in thirteen months. Prominently located on a high ridge overlooking the Warrenton Turnpike and Young's Branch, Hazel Plain stood as a silent witness to some of the heaviest fighting during both battles of Manassas. On each occasion the family took refuge with relatives. They returned to find their house stained with blood and their well fouled by amputated limbs. It was a scene familiar to many local residents whose homes stood in the crosshairs of combat.

Erected by Manassas National Battlefield Park - National Park Service - Department of the Interior.

Location. 38° 48.378′ N, 77° 32.087′ W. Marker is near Manassas, Virginia, in Prince William County. Marker is on Chinn Ridge Loop, on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Manassas VA 20109, United States of America.

Other nearby markers.

By Craig Swain, August 11, 2012

2. Hazel Plain Marker

At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fight at the Fenceline (about 400 feet away, in a direct line); Kemper's Brigade (about 400 feet away); 73rd Ohio Infantry (about 500 feet away); Second Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Kemper's Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); Defending the Cannon (approx. ¼ mile away); Texas (approx. 0.3 miles away); Third Brigade (approx. 0.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Manassas.

Hazel Plain Foundation Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain, August 11, 2012

3. Hazel Plain Foundation

Credits. This page originally submitted on August 27, 2012, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 60 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 27, 2012, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.