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Manassas Gap

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was completed through this pass in 1854, and today, the tracks form a part of the
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a large site with much educational information about the Geography of Virginia
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derived their names from the railroad which was built through Manassas Gap.
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also pass through Manassas Gap. In addition the north-south
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Manassas Gap taken from Apple Mountain Lake (Linden, VA)
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Manassas Gap taken from Apple Mountain Lake (Linden, VA)
Elevation

Interstate 66

Virginia State Highway 55
Fauquier
Warren
Virginia
United States
Range
Blue Ridge Mountains
Coordinates
38°54′32″N 78°04′32″W / 38.90889°N 78.07556°W / 38.90889; -78.07556
wind gap
Blue Ridge Mountains
Fauquier County
Warren County
Virginia
Manassas Gap Railroad
Norfolk Southern
Virginia State Route 55
Interstate 66
Appalachian Trail
Manassas
Manassas Park
"Manassas"
Virginia Places web site
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