HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL PR 2018-09-24 Leesburg Walking Tour
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
September 24, 2018
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Public Information Assistant
lkosin@leesburgva.gov 571-528-5241
Leesburg Native to Lead Walking Tour in Downtown Leesburg
Highlights to include architectural changes, economics, and race relations.
Leesburg, VA (September 24, 2018) – Leesburg native and former member of Thomas Balch
Library Advisory Commission James Roberts, will lead a walking tour of Leesburg on Saturday,
October 13 from 9 a.m. to noon.
The tour is an insider’s commentary of local people, places, and points of inte rest 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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