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The Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia
PRESENTED
May 28. 2008
RESOLUTION NO. 2008-74
ADOPTED
May 28. 2008
A RESOLUTION: ANNOUNCING THE TOWN OF LEESBURG'S 250TH
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION (1758 TO 2008)
WHEREAS, 2008 marks the 250th anniversary of the establishment of the Town of
Leesburg, a historic and memorable event which will be commemorated through out the
year; and
WHEREAS, in September of 1758, by an act of the Virginia House of Burgesses,
Nicolas Minor laid out 60 acres of land with lots and streets for a town adjoining the
Loudoun County Court House to be called Leesburg; and
WHEREAS, as military history is memorialized in areas throughout Leesburg,
including significant events that occurred during the French and Indian War, the American
Revolution, the American Civil War and the Spanish American War; and
WHEREAS, Leesburg served as the safe-storage place for irreplaceable United
States government documents including the Declaration of Independence and the
Constitution in August 1814 during the War of 1812, and
WHEREAS, many famous and influential individuals have contributed to the
lasting legacy of the Town of Leesburg including John Janney, Colonel Elijah V. White,
James Monroe, George C. Marshall and Arthur Godfrey; and
WHEREAS, Leesburg continues to preserve its historical identity while embracing
commercial residential, cultural and ethnic growth which have made it the largest town in
Northern Virginia.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows:
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A RESOLUTION: ANNOUNCING THE TOWN OF LEESBURG'S 250TH
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION (1758 TO 2008)
The Town will commemorate its 250th Anniversary through out the year
culminating with the Birthday Celebration on September 14, 2008 and Court and Market
Days on October 18, 2008.
PASSED this 28th day of May 2008.
C. U stattd, Mayor
Town of Leesburg