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“Centreville is not a stirring place. It does not feel a single busy throb. It is stagnant and drowsy… If ever a village was killed in war it was Centreville.” -The Washington Sunday Star, August 1914. Source : http://www.novahistory.org/Centreville_History.htm.
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“Centreville is not a stirring place. It does not feel a single busy throb. It is stagnant and drowsy… If ever a village was killed in war it was Centreville.” -The Washington Sunday Star, August 1914 Source: http://www.novahistory.org/Centreville_History.htm
Antebellum Centreville Newgate Tavern Mount Gilead (Sign of the Black Horse)
Google Ngram, charting the use of the word Centreville from 1700-2000.
Centreville Occupiers Union General Irvin McDowell, June-July, 1861 28,500 men Confederate General Joseph Johnston, October 1861 – March 1862 37,000 men Union Brig. General Rufus King, June – October, 1862 15,000 men
Forts & Earthworks Built and occupied by 37,000 Confederate Soldiers in the Winter of 1861 Map Source: Centreville, VA and its Architecture, Eugenia B. Smith
Forts, Quarters & Earthworks Built and occupied by 37,000 Confederate Soldiers in the Winter of 1861
The 2nd Battle of Bull Run August 28-30, 1862 Wordle chart of account written by ‘Shotgun’ of www.civilwarhome.com
Eventual Population Explosion – due to location 4 major highways Close to DC, international airport Civil War Tourist Attractions