Northern Virginia is an amazing place for visiting history.
Centreville Day takes place in Historic Centreville Park which is within the Centreville Historic District. The Centreville Historic District is the largest district in Fairfax County and includes buildings from the 1700s thru to the 1930s. The district also includes a tardis of a museum, the tiny Stuart-Mosby Calvary Museum has a big collection and a cadre of docents with encyclopedic knowledge. docents. Be sure to ask them about the unique story of the museum building or pick up a walking tour brochure.
Explore the larger Centreville area with a driving tour.
Don’t miss the peaceful beauty and fascinating history of Ellanor C. Lawrence Park.
Continue north to Sully Historic Site (Richard Bland Lee was a Centreville town trustee) or visit a 1930s farm or the historic Baptist church at Frying Pan Park. Or venture eastward to Colvin Run Mill or explore the ancient past of Rivierbend Park. Nearby Great Falls National Park has neat early industrial and early transportation stories.
To the west is the Manassas Battlefield Park. The battles there had a dramatic affect on Centreville and ignited skirmishes at Blackburn’s Ford and along Little Rocky Run. A small battle was fought at Ox Hill Battlefield Park. If Civil War history interests you, discover the Civil War Trails interactive map or use a more traditional brochure.
To the south lie the historic towns of Manassas and Clifton. And enjoy the Fairfax Museum or Blenhiem in Fairfax City.
Want to venture further afield? Stop by the adorable Freedman Store Museum in Vienna. Centreville’s history was quite literally linked to that of Old Town Alexandria, Route 29 began as the Alexandria-Fauquier Turnpike. And oh yes, those sites of importance to our nation’s history, Gunston Hall and Mount Vernon.
Is there more to do and see? Of course! Let Visit Fairfax show you.