The Mayfield Fortification is a historic

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earthworks at 8401 Quarry Road in

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. It is one of a series of fortifications constructed by the

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to defend the critical Manassas railroad junction in 1861. The fort consisted of earthworks with log revetments, and was built by local Confederate troops and slave labor. After 1862 the fort was sporadically occupied by

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forces. The site was listed on the

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in 1989. It is now a city park.

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