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″N77°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 No.	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. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Cannon Branch Fort". City of Manassas. Retrieved February 20, 2014.

External links

• City of Manassas.org: Cannon Branch Fort Park