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Leesburg

Leesburg is in Loudoun County, . During the War of 1812, Leesburg was used as a temporary capital of the United States when the British occupied Washington.
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  • Type: City with 54,200 residents
  • Description: historic town within and the county seat of Loudoun County, Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “George Town”, “Georgetown”, “Leesburg, VA”, “Leesburg, Virginia”, “Leesburgh”, and “Louisburg”
  • Postal codes: 20175-20178

Places of Interest

Highlights include Waverly and George C. Marshall’s Dodona Manor.

Historic building
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is a mansion in Leesburg, Virginia that was built for Robert Townley Hempstone about 1890. The turreted frame house combines the Queen Anne style with elements of Colonial Revival architecture.

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Dodona Manor, the former home of General George Catlett Marshall, is a National Historic Landmark and historic house museum at 312 East Market Street in Leesburg, Virginia.

Library
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The is a history and genealogy library located in Leesburg, Virginia. The library, owned and operated by the town of Leesburg, serves as a designated Underground Railroad research site and has an active research program.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodburn and Paeonian Springs.

Locality
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. The settlement is located on southwest of Leesburg.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. It is located at the intersection of the Charles Town Pike and the Harry Byrd Highway.

Leesburg

Latitude
39.1155° or 39° 6′ 56″ north
Longitude
-77.5646° or 77° 33′ 52″ west
Population
54,200
Elevation
341 feet (104 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US LXU
Open location code
87F44C8P+55
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158534346
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
4769125
Wiki­data ID
Q1012089
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Leesburg” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ليسبورغ”
  • Armenian: “Լիսբերգ (քաղաք)”
  • Armenian: “Լիսբերգ”
  • Bulgarian: “Лийзбург”
  • Catalan: “Leesburg”
  • Cebuano: “Leesburg”
  • Chechen: “Лисбург”
  • Chinese: “Leesburg”
  • Chinese: “利斯堡”
  • Chinese: “李斯堡”
  • Czech: “Leesburg”
  • Danish: “Leesburg”
  • Dutch: “Leesburg”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ليسبورج”
  • French: “Leesburg”
  • German: “Leesburg (Virginia)”
  • German: “Leesburg”
  • Gilaki: “ليزبرگ (ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “ليزبرگ”
  • Haitian: “Leesburg, Vijini”
  • Haitian: “Leesburg”
  • Hebrew: “ליסבורג”
  • Hungarian: “Leesburg”
  • Italian: “Leesburg”
  • Japanese: “リーズバーグ (バージニア州)”
  • Japanese: “リーズバーグ”
  • Ladin: “Leesburg”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Leesburg”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Leesburg”
  • Norwegian: “Leesburg”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Hlēsburg on Fǣmnelande”
  • Persian: “لیسبورگ”
  • Polish: “Leesburg”
  • Portuguese: “Leesbur”
  • Portuguese: “Leesburg”
  • Russian: “Лисберг (Виргиния)”
  • Russian: “Лисберг”
  • Serbian: “Лизбург”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Leesburg, Virginia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Leesburg”
  • Slovak: “Leesburg”
  • Slovenian: “Leesburg”
  • South Azerbaijani: “لیسبورق، ویرجینیا”
  • Spanish: “Leesburg (Virginia)”
  • Spanish: “Leesburg”
  • Swedish: “Leesburg, Virginia”
  • Swedish: “Leesburg”
  • Tatar: “Лисбург”
  • Turkish: “Leesburg, Virginia”
  • Turkish: “Leesburg”
  • Ukrainian: “Лісбург”
  • Urdu: “لیزبرگ، ورجینیا”
  • Urdu: “لیزبرگ”
  • Uzbek: “Leesburg”
  • Volapük: “Leesburg”
  • Welsh: “Leesburg, Virginia”
  • Welsh: “Leesburg”

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