Thornberry House

Historical marker location:

5309 Sudley Rd, Manassas, Virginia

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Sudley Road (Virginia Route 234) and Featherbed Lane, on the right when traveling north.)

Manassas National Battlefield Park.

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In 1619, the Virginia House of Burgesses became the first representative assembly in the Americas. It was the beginning of a tradition of representative government that would later influence the creation of the United States government.