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Do you mean the historic rail junction at Manassas, Virginia (often called Manassas Junction) — or something else (a book, song, business, etc.)?
If you mean the place in Virginia, brief points:
- Manassas Junction was the 19th‑century rail junction where the Orange & Alexandria Railroad met the Manassas Gap Railroad, in what is now the city of Manassas, VA.
- It was strategically important in the Civil War and is near the sites of the First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas, July 21, 1861) and the Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Manassas, Aug 28–30, 1862).
- Today the area is the independent city of Manassas in northern Virginia (Prince William County area), about 25–35 miles southwest of Washington, D.C., with a historic downtown and a visitor center focused on the battles.
Tell me which of the following you want next:
- Detailed Civil War history (events at the junction, troop movements, maps)
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If you mean the place in Virginia, brief points:
- Manassas Junction was the 19th‑century rail junction where the Orange & Alexandria Railroad met the Manassas Gap Railroad, in what is now the city of Manassas, VA.
- It was strategically important in the Civil War and is near the sites of the First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas, July 21, 1861) and the Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Manassas, Aug 28–30, 1862).
- Today the area is the independent city of Manassas in northern Virginia (Prince William County area), about 25–35 miles southwest of Washington, D.C., with a historic downtown and a visitor center focused on the battles.
Tell me which of the following you want next:
- Detailed Civil War history (events at the junction, troop movements, maps)
- Modern travel/visiting information
- Maps or directions
- Primary sources/suggested reading
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