Strategic Crossing

Historical marker location:

16020 Lee Hwy, Centreville, Virginia

( Marker can be reached from Lee Highway (Virginia Route 29) 0.1 miles west of Paddington Lane, on the right when traveling west.)

First Battle of Manassas. July 21, 1861 - 6 a.m.

In 1954, the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education, which declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional, originated from a lawsuit filed by parents in Virginia.