Things To Do in Manassas, Virginia
There are lots of things to do in Manassas. Golf courses, museums, parks and a whole lot more!
There are lots of things to do in Manassas. Golf courses, museums, parks and a whole lot more!
Manassas was a collection of plantations before the opening shots of the First Battle of Bull (Manassas). Union Brigadier General Irvin McDowell commanded 35,000 troops of the Army of Northeastern Virginia who marched from Washington, D. C. to Centreville along the Alexandria Turnpike to seize Manassas Junction. This was a vital transportation route where the Orange and Alexandria Railroad met the Manassas Gap Railroad leading west to the Shenandoah Valley. If McDowell seized this junction, he would control the best overland approach to the Confederate capital of Richmond. The fate of Manassas was forever changed.
The Union attack on July 21, 1861 at Sudley Springs was originally planned to cross Bull Run at the Stone Bridge. But false rumors lead Union planners to believe the Stone Bridge was readied with explosives for the Union approach. As a result, the Union Army of Northeastern Virginia, the… Continue reading
We enjoy these restaurants when we are conducting business in Manassas. We also leave our office in Woodbridge to have dinner in Old Town Manassas. The bottom line: We think the restaurants listed below are worth going out of you way.