Manassas Historical Marker
Grant Ave, Manassas,
VA,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
38° 45' 38.746332",
-77° 28' 36.456132"
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.
Grant Ave
Manassas Schools Old Bennett SchoolIn 1908 the General Assembly authorized ten agricultural high schools, one in each congressional district. The first such school was built in Manassas... [click for more]
Ruffner Public School Number 1--July 20, 1872Named for Wm. H. Ruffner, Virginia's First Superintendent of Public Instruction, and opened as a public school on this site. Before free public school... [click for more]
Manassas Courthouse Fifth Prince William County CourthouseThe city of Manassas originated in 1852 at the junction of the Manassas Gap and the Orange & Alexandria railroads. During the Civil War the junction's... [click for more]
Manassas General Interest Manassas City Historical MarkerAccording to tradition the name Manassas was derived either from an Indian source or from Manasseh, a Jewish innkeeper at Manassas Gap (35 miles west)... [click for more]
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