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Manassas Battlefield Remains Head to Arlington

By Uriah Kiser
Manassas, battlefield, park, civil war
Manassas National Battlefield Park Visitor Center is located on Route 234 near Manassas, Virginia.

The National Park Service announced Thursday it will transfer the remains of a young Union soldier recovered at Manassas National Battlefield Park to the Office of Army Cemeteries for interment at Arlington National Cemetery. The nearly complete burial of the soldier, estimated to be 16 to 19 years old, was uncovered in March 2024 during archaeological work at a Civil War field hospital site linked to the Second Battle of Manassas in August 1862.

Archaeologists also found a historic rubber pocket comb with the remains and four surgically amputated limbs from other wounded soldiers treated there. Supporting documentation for the transfer is available for public review on the National Park Service Planning, Environment and Public Comment website from Aug. 13 through Sept. 4, 2026.

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Manassas

Battlefield Park to Unveil ‘Faces of the Fallen’ Exhibit for Memorial Day

By Jazbia Chaudhry

MANASSAS, Va. – The Manassas National Battlefield Park will unveil a new permanent exhibit, “Faces of the Fallen,” and host Memorial Day observances from May 24 to May 26, 2025, at Henry Hill, 6511 Sudley Road, Manassas.

The exhibit dedication will take place on May 24 from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Throughout the Memorial Day weekend, the park will feature guided programs, artillery salutes, walking tours, and family-friendly activities in remembrance of the 3,500 soldiers who died in the battles of Manassas.

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All-Terrain Wheelchairs Now Available at Manassas Battlefield

By Caitlyn Meisner
The new all-terrain wheelchairs now available at the Manassas National Battlefield Park. [Photo courtesy of MNBP]

The manually powered wheelchairs have two mountain bike wheels and a manual lever to allow for greater access to visitors who may need the wheelchair to experience the battlefield. The chairs will be available for free each day the park is open.

“The all-terrain wheelchairs are the first phase of the park’s increased accessibility strategy,” Park Superintendent Kris Butcher said. “Providing equitable access for all visitors is an integral part of our mission. I look forward to continuing to provide more opportunities for all visitors to experience Manassas National Battlefield Park.”

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Living History Programs Highlight 163rd Anniversary of First Manassas

By Uriah Kiser
Photo: Prince William County Office of Historic Preservation

Several people gathered at the Manassas National Battlefield yesterday, July 20, 2024, to commemorate the 163rd anniversary of the Battle of First Manassas. The event marks one of the two major battles of the Civil War on the battlefield, marking the start of the four-year conflict between the states.

The park events on July 20 focused on experiencing the battles through various sensory experiences with programs and stations across Henry Hill. Activities included firing demonstrations, Civil War field music, interactive tactile exhibits, kids’ crafts, junior ranger activities, cooking demonstrations, food samples, and other living history programs. These activities extended throughout the park, including at the Andrew Redman Blacksmith Shop.

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Prince William Planning Commission sets in stone Nov. 8 for PW Digital Gateway hearings

By Uriah Kiser
The James McCoart Building at the Prince William County Government Center. [Photo by Uriah Kiser/Potomac Local News]

“Commissioners will render recommendations on the two rezoning requests by QTS Realty Trust Inc. and another by Compass Datacenters in one meeting on Nov. 8, a day following the 2023 general election.”

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Second QTS data center meeting canceled

By Potomac Local News
Coalition to Protect Prince Willliam activists protest a proposed data center complex on 876 acres near the Manassas National Battlefield.

The second scheduled public meeting about a proposal to build 20 data centers on 876 acres near the Manassas National Battlefield was canceled late today.

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Data center town hall cancelation: ‘We were never notified of another event’

By Potomac Local News
QTS data center in Manassas [Photo: Google Maps]

However, as we reported Monday, April 17, a Prince William County school said the school was double booked with the town hall meeting and a back-to-school night for parents of rising 6th-grade students.

The school had inadvertently double-booked the schedule (human error). The organization is looking to find another location to host the meeting and that information will be shared once confirmed.

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School principal cancels data center open house; Press conference was planned

By Potomac Local News

The principal at Bull Run Middle School near Gainesville, the site of an open house for a proposed data center next to Manassas National Park tomorrow, April 18, 2023, canceled the event. We first reported the event on Saturday, April 15, 2023.

Instead, the school will host an open house for parents of rising sixth-grade students. “I am not sure of the mix-up, but it is corrected,” states school principal Matthew Phythian in an email.

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Data center operator plans town hall for project at Manassas Battlefield

By Potomac Local News
QTS data center in Manassas [Photo: Google Maps]

The data center would sit on some of the more than 800 acres earmarked by the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, approved last year, for Prince William Digital Gateway.

The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, at Bull Run Middle School, 6308 Catharpin Road, near Gainesville.

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