Manassas Gap Railroad Historical Markers

March 15, 2008

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1 ► Virginia, Fairfax — Efe Quality House — Built 1930 — Old Town Fairfax —

On Chain Bridge Road (Virginia Route 123) at North Street (Virginia Route 236), on the right when traveling south on Chain Bridge Road.

2 ► Virginia, Fairfax — Manassas Gap Railroad —

On Judicial Drive, on the left when traveling south.

3 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Annandale — Action At Annandale —

On Little River Turnpike (Virginia Route 236) at Hillbrook Drive, on the right when traveling east on Little River Turnpike.

4 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Centreville — Manassas Gap Railroad — Independent Line —

5 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Chantilly — 6 — "Loudoun Branch" of the Historic Manassas Gap Railroad — (Unfinished Spur, circa 1851 - 1857) — Sully Historic Site: Cain's Branch Archaeological Trail —

Near Historic Sully Way, 0.8 miles south of Air and Space Museum Parkway, on the left when traveling south.

6 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Fairfax — Manassas Gap Railroad — Independent Line —

Near Shirley Gate Road (Virginia Route 655) south of U.S. 29, on the left when traveling south.

7 ► Virginia, Fauquier County, Delaplane — B-21 — Delaplane — (Formerly Piedmont Station) —

On Rokeby Road (County Route 623) at Winchester Road (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling east on Rokeby Road.

8 ► Virginia, Fauquier County, Delaplane — Piedmont Station — By Train to Manassas — First Manassas Campaign —

On Delaplane Grade Road at Winchester Road (U.S. 17), on the left when traveling east on Delaplane Grade Road.

9 ► Virginia, Fauquier County, Rectortown — Rectortown — McClellan’s Demise, Mosby’s Raffle — Mosby's Confederacy —

On Maidstone Road, on the left when traveling west.

10 ► Virginia, Loudoun County, Purcellville — T-53 — Loudoun Branch, Manassas Gap Railroad —

On Sands Road (County Route 709) at Manassas Gap Court, on the right when traveling east on Sands Road.

11 ► Virginia, Manassas — Mayfield Fort — 1861 - 1864 —

On Battery Heights Boulevard south of Quarry Road, on the right when traveling north.

12 ► Virginia, Manassas — Site of Manassas Junction —

On Battle Street south of Center Street, on the right when traveling south.

13 ► Virginia, Manassas — Wartime Manassas — “Fortifications of Immense Strength” —

On West Street south of Center Street, on the left when traveling south.

14 ► Virginia, Manassas — Wartime Manassas — “On to Richmond!” —

On West Street at the railroad tracks, on the right when traveling south on West Street.

15 ► Virginia, Manassas — Wartime Manassas — "Defend that point against an attack" —

On Prince William Street at Wellington Road, on the left when traveling west on Prince William Street.

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16 ► Virginia, Manassas — Why the Forts? — May 8, 1861 —

Near Battery Heights Boulevard south of Quarry Road, on the right when traveling north.

17 ► Virginia, Prince William County, Manassas — “The Unfinished Railroad” —

On Sudley Road (Virginia Route 234) south of Featherbed Lane.

18 ► Virginia, Prince William County, Manassas — CL-5 — Fifth Prince William County Courthouse —

On Lee Avenue just south of Grant Avenue (Business Virginia Route 234), on the right when traveling south.

19 ► Virginia, Prince William County, Manassas — The Rock Fight — Second Battle of Manassas — Day Three, August 30, 1862 —

Near Featherbed Lane (continuation of Groveton Road) (County Route 622) 0.5 miles north of Lee Highway (formerly the Warrenton Turnpike) (U.S. 29).

20 ► Virginia, Prince William County, Manassas — The Unfinished Railroad — Attacks on Jackson’s Line — Second Battle of Manassas, Day Two, August 29, 1862 —

Near Featherbed Lane (Groveton-Sudley Road) at General Trimbles Lane (a private road).

21 ► Virginia, Prince William County, Manassas — The Unfinished Railroad —

On Featherbed Lane at General Trimbles Lane (a private road), on the left when traveling south on Featherbed Lane.

22 ► Virginia, Shenandoah County, Strasburg — Civil War Strasburg — Strategic Intersection —

On East King Street (Virginia Route 55) 0.1 miles east of Acton Place, on the right when traveling east.