A Few Important Facts about the Places Near the Winery

The Winery At Bull Run stands adjacent to the Manassas Civil War Battlefield Park and the picturesque Stone Bridge. Whether you are a local of the place or are a visiting tourist, make it a point that you visit both the places as they both are historical sites and also make a stopover at the Winery as that would allow you to imbue the history of the nation over glasses of some award wining wines.

Manassas National Battlefield Park

This park that is located north of Manassas, in Prince William county, Virginia and adjacent to the Winery at Bull Run preserves the site of two major American Civil War Battles. Thees were the first battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, and the Second Battle of Bull Run fought between August 28 and August 30, 1862. The battles are also known as the First Battle of Manassas and the Second Battle of Manassas respectively. The Virginia countryside, in all its peace was witness to the clashes that took place between the armies of the North(Union) and South(Confederacy), and it was only here that the confederate General Thomas J. Jackson acquired his nickname “stonewall.”

The National Battlefield Park today provides the opportunity for visitors to explore the historic terrain where men fought and died more than a century ago. It is estimated that more than 900,000people visit the battlefield each year. Being an historic area under the National Park Service, the park was administratively listed on the National Register of Historic places on October 15, 1966.

The Henry Hill Visitor Center located on the Sudley Road by the south entrance to the park, offers exhibits and interpretation as far as the First Battle of Bull Run is concerned. On offer are the civil war era uniforms weapons, field gear and an electronic battle map. Also on offer is a orientation film “Manassas:End of Innocence”, as well as a bookstore.

The Stone Bridge

The Stone Bridge lies adjacent to the Bull Run on Lee Highway and crosses Bull Run Creek at the eastern entrance of the Manassas National Battlefield Park in Manassas, Virginia. It must be noted here that the original bridge was destroyed during the First Battle of Bull Run which was the first major land battle fought between the two sides in the American Civil War. The bridge was blown up by the Confederate Army to resist the Union army from advancing. Later on after some years a new bridge was built that was somewhat similar to the original design on the site of the old bridge. The modern day U.S. Route 29 crosses Bull Run on a bridge built in the late 1960s and is downstream of the old bridge.