National Register of Historic Places

Thoroughfare Gap Battlefield

Broad Run, Prince William County, Virginia
Listed
November 18, 1999
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
99001374

About this property

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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. 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. 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.

Location

Broad Run, Prince William County, Virginia
38.82653, -77.71326

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Beverley Mill
Colonial
0.2 mi
Galemont
Industrial
0.9 mi
Heflin's Store
Civil War
1 mi
Mount Hope
Early Republic
2.5 mi
Buckland Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Listed
3.8 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Thoroughfare Gap — Cavalry
1862Civil War
1.2 mi
Battle of Thoroughfare Gap
1862Civil War
3.5 mi

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When was Thoroughfare Gap Battlefield listed on the National Register?

Thoroughfare Gap Battlefield was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 18, 1999.

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