The history of the Revolution can be felt everywhere in Virginia, from the mountains to the beaches. Learn about the American Revolution and Independence and how Virginia helped shape our nation at these attractions and museums.
Cannon Branch FortCity of Manasses
This 1863-built earthwork is one of two remaining in Manassas – the other being the Confederate-built Mayfield Earthwork Fort (1861) about four miles east. Named for a nearby stream, Cannon Branch was one of several earthwork forts built alongside th... Read More
Liberia HouseCity of Manasses
In 1825 Harriett Bladen Mitchell Weir and her husband William James Weir built the house that would become known as Liberia. On the eve of the Civil War the plantation had grown into one of the largest and most successful in western Prince William Co... Read More
Manassas Industrial SchoolCity of Manasses
This five-acre archaeological site, dedicated in 1995, is located on the original site of the Manassas Industrial School for Colored Youth. The school was founded largely through the efforts of former slave Jennie Dean who, after almost a decade of c... Read More
Mayfield FortCity of Manasses
Mayfield Earthwork Fort is one of a series of earthwork fortifications constructed in 1861 by the Confederate Army to defend the Manassas railroad junction. Located between Buckhall and Russia Branch tributaries of the Occoquan River, its strategic h... Read More
Southern Railway DepotCity of Manasses
Manassas history is closely tied to that of the train. The town grew up around the railroad and many famous events in our past enjoy a direct connection to the different lines that operate here. Having a rail line meant needing a depot, but Manassa... Read More