Leesburg, Texas
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Location in Texas
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Texas | ||
| County : | Camp County | ||
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 59 ′ N , 95 ° 5 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Height : | 121 m | ||
| Postal code : | 75451 | ||
| FIPS : | 063-42112 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1339795 | ||
Leesburg is an employed town in Camp County , Texas . It is west of the Pittsburgh country seat . It has its own zip code, 75451, and is 121 meters above sea level.
The place was named after the family of John Lee, who settled in the area early on. In the 1870s, the place received a station and a connection to the railway network with a station on the East Line and Red River Railroad. Leesburg applied for the seat of the country administration in 1874 with two other locations, but was only second after the winner Pittsburg. In the same year, a post office was set up in the village, which was run by James G. Credille, the county's treasurer. In 1884 the community had a mill, three shops and around fifty residents, the number of which grew to 150 by 1890 and by 1896 was 300. In addition, two churches and two schools were built and business life improved noticeably. The spelling as Leesburg only became generally accepted around 1900. The population remained at around 300 until 1930 and then fell to 120 in 1943. In 1955 the schools became part of the Pittsburg Independent School District. By 1968 the population had fallen to 75, but then rose again to 115.
The place is on the Louisiana and Arkansas Railway and State Highway 11.
A personality from Leesburg was Carroll Shelby (born January 11, 1923 in Leesburg, † May 10, 2012 in Dallas), a racing driver and designer of sports cars.
Web links
- Cecil Harper, Jr .: Leesburg, TX. In: The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA), 1999 ff (English, tshaonline.org ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Rand McNally: The Road Atlas '08 . Rand McNally, Chicago 2008, p. 100.