Upcoming Events:

• Center for the Arts' Pied Piper Children's Theatre presents Disney's "Aladdin, Jr." - Nov 21
• Holiday Open House - Dec 4
• Christmas Through the Ages at Liberia Mansion - Dec 11-12
• Santa Visits Ben Lomond - Dec 12-13
• Toddler Tuesday Series - Dec 15

...More Events in Manassas

Come Explore our Great American Main Street

The city of Manassas is in Prince William County in the Northern Virginia region. Manassas originated in 1852 at the junction of two railroads that linked Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., with the Shenandoah Valley and Richmond.

The First Battle of Bull Run, aka the First Battle of Manassas, was the first major land battle of the American Civil War. Because of its junction of the railroads, it became important to control this region, and it was in Union possession during most of the war.

Old Town Manassas Stroll features narrow streets and visual charm of turn-of-the-century architecture. Unique museums in Manassas include The Freedom Museum, dedicated to the men and women of the Armed Forces and the Manassas Industrial School, started by Jane Serepta Dean, who was born a slave in western Prince William County, ca. 1852. It was her wish to create a school where young African-American men and women could learn a marketable trade and become independent.