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Cannon Branch Fort

Coordinates: 38°44′10″N 77°31′00″W / 38.736076°N 77.516788°W / 38.736076; -77.516788
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Cannon Branch Fort
Cannon Branch Fort is located in Northern Virginia
Cannon Branch Fort
Cannon Branch Fort is located in Virginia
Cannon Branch Fort
Cannon Branch Fort is located in the United States
Cannon Branch Fort
Nearest cityManassas, Virginia
Coordinates38°44′10″N 77°31′00″W / 38.736076°N 77.516788°W / 38.736076; -77.516788
Area10.9 acres (4.4 ha)
MPSCivil War Properties in Prince William County MPS
NRHP reference No.99001004[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Cannon Branch Fort". City of Manassas. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
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