Manassas, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Manassas
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 5, 2020
1. Manassas Marker
Inscription.
Manassas. . According to tradition the name Manassas was derived either from an Indian source or from Manasseh, a Jewish innkeeper at Manassas Gap (35 miles west). The community originated in 1852 at the junction of the Manassas Gap and Orange and Alexandria railroads, which linked northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., with the Shenandoah Valley and central Virginia. During the Civil War the junction's strategic importance led to the battles of First and Second Manassas (Bull Run). Manassas was incorporated as a town in 1873 and became a city in 1975.
According to tradition the name Manassas was derived either from an Indian source or from Manasseh, a Jewish innkeeper at Manassas Gap (35 miles west). The community originated in 1852 at the junction of the Manassas Gap and Orange & Alexandria railroads, which linked northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., with the Shenandoah Valley and central Virginia. During the Civil War the junction's strategic importance led to the battles of First and Second Manassas (Bull Run). Manassas was incorporated as a town in 1873 and became a city in 1975.
Erected 1991 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number CL-4.)
Location. 38° 45.646′ N, 77° 28.607′ W. Marker is in Manassas, Virginia. Marker is at the intersection of Stuart Avenue and Grant Avenue (Business Virginia Route 234), on the left when traveling east on Stuart Avenue. Marker is located on the grounds of Nelson Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Manassas VA 20110, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Manassas 1892 (approx. 0.6 miles away);
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 5, 2020
2. Manassas Marker at Nelson Park
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