Mayfield Fortification
38°45′11″N 77°27′07″W / 38.753°N 77.452°W
Mayfield Fortification (44PW226) | |
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| Nearest city | Manassas, Virginia |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1861 |
| MPS | Civil War Properties in Prince William County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001063[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 8, 1989 |
The Mayfield Fortification is a historic American Civil War earthworks at 8401 Quarry Road in Manassas, Virginia. It is one of a series of fortifications constructed by the Confederate Army to defend the critical Manassas railroad junction in 1861. The fort consisted of earthworks with log revetments, and was built by local Confederate troops and slave labor. After 1862 the fort was sporadically occupied by Union forces.[2]
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1] It is now a city park.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Mayfield Fort". City of Manassas. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
Categories:
- Buildings and structures in Manassas, Virginia
- Forts in Virginia
- Virginia municipal and county parks
- Military installations established in 1861
- American Civil War on the National Register of Historic Places
- Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Manassas, Virginia
- 1861 establishments in Virginia
- Tourist attractions in Manassas, Virginia
- Northern Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs