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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. # # #