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Unincorporated community
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Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Prince William
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)

Catharpin is a hamlet in Prince William County, Virginia, in the United States. Catharpin lies on State Route 234 to the northwest of Manassas National Battlefield Park.

Geography

Catharpin is characterized by rolling fields, wide meadows, and gravel/dirt roads, and many of the rural folk capitalize on the abundant land and have farms with livestock. It is not uncommon to see horses roaming on 50 acres (200,000 m²) of land.

Notable residents

Ben Sanders, former MLB pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Athletics, and Louisville Colonels
Jennie Dean (1848–1913), African American educator and missionary

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