HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL NR 2022-06-14 Town Offices Closed on Monday, June 20, for Juneteenth Observation
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
June 14, 2022
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer
pio@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2781
Town Offices Closed on Monday, June 20 for Juneteenth
Observation
Leesburg, VA (June 14, 2022) – In observation of the Juneteenth holiday, all Town of Leesburg
offices will be closed on Monday, June 20, 2022.
In June 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam issued an executive order, making Juneteenth
an official Virginia state holiday. The Leesburg Town Council declared Juneteenth a Town
government holiday in September 2020. This is the first year it will officially be observed by the
Town.
On June 19, 1865, a group of Union soldiers landed at Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil
War had ended and slaves were free. Juneteenth marks the end of slavery in the United States.
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