Fran Poston photograph collection, 2003.

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Fran Poston photograph collection, 2003.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/247524773

Thirty-five photographs of various buildings, etc. in Leesburg, Va.

35 items.

Thomas Balch Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7137033

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Fishback, Mary

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Poston, Fran

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In the 1750's Leesburg emerged as a small settlement at the crossroads of the Carolina and Alexandria Roads, two major trading routes. It was recognized as the county seat for Loudoun in 1758 by the Virginia General Assembly. When the British marched on Washington, D.C. in 1812, the town served as a temporary capital. During that time, many important archives were brought to Leesburg for safekeeping including the Articles of Confederation, the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independenc...