Thoroughfare Gap Battlefield

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Coordinates: 38°49′30″N 77°42′47″W / 38.82500°N 77.71306°W / 38.82500; -77.71306
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Thoroughfare Gap Battlefield
Historical marker, with Beverly Mill in the background
Thoroughfare Gap Battlefield is located in Northern Virginia
Thoroughfare Gap Battlefield
Thoroughfare Gap Battlefield is located in Virginia
Thoroughfare Gap Battlefield
Thoroughfare Gap Battlefield is located in the United States
Thoroughfare Gap Battlefield
LocationJunction of Interstate 66 and State Route 55, Broad Run, Virginia
Coordinates38°49′30″N 77°42′47″W / 38.82500°N 77.71306°W / 38.82500; -77.71306
Area514 acres (208 ha)
Built1862 (1862)
Architectural styleFederal, Mid 19th Century Revival
NRHP reference No.99001374[1]
VLR No.030-1016
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1999
Designated VLRJune 16, 1999[2]

Thoroughfare Gap Battlefield is a historic American Civil War battlefield located at Thoroughfare Gap, Broad Run, Prince William County, Virginia. It was the site of the Battle of Thoroughfare Gap. The property includes a number of resources present at the time of the battle including the separately listed Beverley Mill, a five-story, coursed-rubble stone building set into the north side of Thoroughfare Gap. Meadowlands, the Chapman's house and the second Upper Mill are clearly visible on the landscape, as well as an important ice pit and a walled cemetery associated with the Chapman family.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Deidre McCarthy and W. Brown Morton III (February 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Thoroughfare Gap Battlefield" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying three photos

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