At Long Last: Ox Hill-Chantilly Battlefield Is A Park

FAIRFAX, Va. — Ox Hill Battlefield Park will be dedicated on Sept. 1, the 146th anniversary of the 1862 battle where Union Gens. Philip Kearny and Isaac Stevens died.

The new 5-acre county park is a tribute to persistence and efforts over more than 20 years to save something of the battlefield (also known as Chantilly), which lies under and surrounded by suburban Washington development — highways, malls, townhouses and office buildings.

Opening ceremonies at the park, at 4134 West Ox Rd. in Fairfax, will begin at 10 a.m. The program will include color guard, speakers, wreath-laying and reenactor demonstrations. Details are at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/oxhill.