HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL NR 2019-10-01 Leesburg Walking Tour
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
September 30, 2019
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer
lkosin@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2781
Leesburg Native to Lead Walking Tour in Downtown Leesburg
Highlights to include architectural changes, economics, and race relations.
Leesburg, VA (September 30, 2019) – Leesburg native and former member of Thomas Balch
Library Advisory Commission James Roberts, will lead a walking tour of Leesburg on Saturday,
October 5 from 9 a.m. to noon.
The tour is an insider’s commentary of local people, places, and points of interest both in and
around Leesburg.
Roberts will highlight the ways in which Leesburg has undergone changes in its architecture,
economics, and race relations. Factual, historical, and anecdotal information is intertwined and
presented in storytelling fashion as only someone who lived through it and thoughtfully
observed it can do.
The free tour will leave from the Thomas Balch Library parking lot at 9 a.m. Sturdy walking
shoes are recommended. For more information, call the Thomas Balch Library at 703-737-7195.
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