Manassas
N 38° 45.648 W 077° 28.607
18S E 284796 N 4293145
A sign telling us how Manassas got its name and some of the Civil War battles near there.
Waymark Code: WMJ8NK
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2013
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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 & 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)., both Confederate victories. Manassas was incorporated as a town in 1873 and became a city in 1975.
Marker Number: CL4
Marker Title: Manassas
Marker Location: East of Grant Ave, North of Stuart Ave
County or Independent City: Manassas
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources, 1991
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