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The Cannon Branch Fort is a historic American Civil War fortification at 10611 Gateway Boulevard in Manassas, Virginia. Details of the exact time and circumstances of its construction are not known; it is believed to have been built by Union Army forces in 1863 or 1864 to defend the nearby railroad lines.[1]

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[2] It is now a city park.[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Cannon Branch Fort". City of Manassas. http://www.manassascity.org/index.aspx?NID=222. Retrieved 2014-02-20. 
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