Thoroughfare Gap Battlefield

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]

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
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]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1] The Civil War Trust (a division of the American Battlefield Trust) and its partners have acquired and preserved 109 acres (0.44 km2) of the battlefield.[4] The battlefield is accessible from a walking trail adjacent to the ruins of Chapman's Mill, located north of Interstate 66 on Beverly Mill Drive. Sharpshooters used the mill's upper floor windows to defend the pass. Historic and wayside markers are placed along Virginia Route 55 just south of the mill.[5]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. 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
  4. American Battlefield Trust "Saved Land" webpage. Accessed May 29, 2018.
  5. American Battlefield Trust "Thoroughfare Gap Battlefield" page. Accessed May 29, 2018.


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