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Thoroughfare Gap Battlefield

Thoroughfare Gap Battlefield
Thoroughfare Gap Marker and Beverley Mill.jpeg
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 US
Thoroughfare Gap Battlefield
Location Junction of Interstate 66 and State Route 55, Broad Run, Virginia
Coordinates 38°49′30″N 77°42′47″W / 38.82500°N 77.71306°W / 38.82500; -77.71306Coordinates: 38°49′30″N 77°42′47″W / 38.82500°N 77.71306°W / 38.82500; -77.71306
Area 514 acres (208 ha)
Built 1862 (1862)
Architectural style Federal, Mid 19th Century Revival
NRHP Reference # 99001374
VLR # 030-1016
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 18, 1999
Designated VLR June 16, 1999

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.



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