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City Of Manassas, VirginiaCity Of Manassas History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and EducationEtymology - Origin of County NameManassas, in Prince William County, began in 1852 as the Manassas junction of the Manassas Gap Railroad and the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. Demographics:County QuickFacts: City Of Manassas County HistoryIn 1861, the First Battle of Manassas – also widely known as the First Battle of Bull Run – the first major land
battle of the American Civil War, was fought near here. Second Manassas (or the Second Battle of Bull Run) was
fought near here on August 28-30, 1862. At that time, Manassas Junction was little more than a railroad crossing,
but a strategic one, with rails leading to Richmond, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and the Shenandoah Valley. Despite
these two Confederate victories, Manassas Junction was in Union hands for most of the war. Manassas, Virginia was incorporated as a town in 1874. In 1852 it was the junction of the Manassas Gap Railroad and the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. Located in Prince William County, Virginia and its county seat. In 1975 it became a city by court order. [Virginia Genealogy, Sources & Resources, by Carol McGinnis, Genealogical Publishing Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1993.] Manchester, Virginia chartered as an independent city in 1874. Merged with Richmond (city) in 1910. [County Courthouse Book, by Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogical Publishing Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1990.] GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.0 square miles (25.8 kmē), of
which, 9.9 square miles (25.7 kmē) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 kmē) of it (0.20%) is water. Neighboring Counties:
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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define
the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local.
And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions,
reflects the "characteristic features of this country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history. Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally." |
