Place:Gainesville, Prince William, Virginia, United States

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Name
Gainesville
Type
Community
Coordinates
38.795°N 77.621°W
Located in
Prince William, Virginia, United States

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Gainesville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 4,382 at the 2000 census.

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Gainesville was once a changing point for stagecoach horses on the Fauquier & Alexandria Turnpike. In 1852, the Manassas Gap Railroad reached the area and the stop became known as Gainesville. The town was a shipping point for grain, timber, and cattle and remained a major cattle shipping point into the early 1960s. During the American Civil War, nearby Thoroughfare Gap in the Bull Run Mountains served as a path for soldiers to reach the First and Second Battles of Manassas.

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