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Leesburg is an unincorporated community in southwestern Camp County, Texas, United States. It lies along State Highway 11 west of the city of Pittsburg, the county seat of Camp County.[1] Its elevation is 397 feet (121 m).[2] Although Leesburg is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 75451.
Named for early settler John Lee, Leesburg was a contender for county seat in 1874, coming in second to Pittsburg. In the same year, the community's first post office was established. It was the site of the public burning of nineteen-year-old Wylie McNeely in 1921. Five hundred white people gathered to watch McNeely, who was black, be burned alive at a stake by a mob after he was accused of assault by a white girl.[3] Leesburg has declined from its height in the early 20th century; its population has fallen, and its schools have been consolidated into the Pittsburg Independent School District since 1955.[4]

Leesburg, Texas
Unincorporated community
Leesburg
Location within the state of Texas
Leesburg
Leesburg (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°59′15″N 95°5′2″W
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCamp
Elevation
397 ft (121 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
75451
GNIS feature ID1339795

Notable people


Carroll Shelby – automotive designer and racing driver, born in Leesburg to Warren Hall Shelby, a mail carrier, and Eloise Lawrence Shelby.[5][6]


References


  1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 100.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leesburg, Texas
  3. "San Francisco Call 11 October 1921 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  4. Leesburg, Texas, Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-18. Accessed 2008-08-12.
  5. "The Official Carroll Shelby Website: History page". carrollshelby.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  6. "The Life of a Legend through the Years". Motor Trend. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2018.




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[de] Leesburg (Texas)

Leesburg ist ein unselbständiger Ort im Camp County, Texas. Es liegt westlich des Countrysitzes Pittsburg.[1] Es hat eine eigene Postleitzahl, die 75451, und liegt 121 Meter über dem Meeresspiegel.
- [en] Leesburg, Texas



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