Cannon Branch Fort


Cannon Branch Fort
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Nearest city	Manassas, Virginia
Coordinates	38°44′10″N 77°31′00″W / 38.736076°N 77.516788°W / 38.736076; -77.516788Coordinates: 38°44′10″N 77°31′00″W / 38.736076°N 77.516788°W / 38.736076; -77.516788
Area	10.9 acres (4.4 ha)
MPS	Civil War Properties in Prince William County MPS
NRHP Reference #	99001004^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 26, 1999

The Cannon Branch Fort is a historic American Civil War fortification at 10611 Gateway Boulevard in Manassas, Virginia. Details of the exact time and circumstances of its construction are not known; it is believed to have been built by Union Army forces in 1863 or 1864 to defend the nearby railroad lines.^[2]

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.^[1] It is now a city park.^[2]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 "Cannon Branch Fort". City of Manassas. Retrieved 2014-02-20.

External links

Cannon Branch Fort - City of Manassas

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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