Manassas National Battlefield

Manassas National Battlefield was established to preserve the scene of two major Civil War battles. Much of the landscape retains its wartime character with a patchwork of open fields and woodlots scattered across gently rolling hills. The 5,073 acre park is located within the northern VA Piedmont, approximately 72 km southwest of Washington, DC. It is surrounded by farmland experiencing conversion into residential and light industrial park developments. A major transportation corridor passes through the park, with associated impacts. Additional natural resource issues for Manassas National Battlefield include suburban sprawl, overpopulation of white-tailed deer and beaver, and exotic species invasions.

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