For this week’s look at historical markers, we are at the Harris Pavilion in Old Town Manassas, learning about the mail trains. The Railway Mail Service was established in the late 1860s. #princewilliamcountyhistory #manassas #southernrailroad #trains #fastmail #historicalmarkers

For this week’s look at the origin of road names, we’re looking at Wellington Road. #princewilliamcountyhistory #roads #wellington #southernrailroad #msanassasgap

In this week’s origin of road names, we are on Rixlew Lane in Manassas. Rixlew runs from Wellington Road (and the railroad track crossing) northeast to Sudley Road. #princewilliamcountyhistory #manassas #rixlew #southernrailroad #lewiscrossing #roadnames