| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Texas |
| County | Camp |
| Unit pref | Imperial |
| Population as of | 2000 |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| Time zone (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Elevation | 397 ft |
| Coordinates | 32°59′15″N 95°05′02″W |
| ZIP codes | 75451 |
| Area code | 903, 430 |
| Area code | 903, 430 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1339795[1] |
Leesburg is an unincorporated community in southwestern Camp County, Texas, United States. Although Leesburg is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 75451.
History
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.[2]
Geography
Leesburg lies along Texas State Highway 11 on the Louisiana and Arkansas Railway, 7 mi (11 km) west of the city of Pittsburg in western Camp County.[3]
Education
Leesburg had two schools in 1896. Since 1955, its schools have been consolidated into the Pittsburg Independent School District.[3]
Notable people
- Leo Birdine - baseball player[4]
- Carroll Shelby – automotive designer and racing driver, born in Leesburg[5][6]
References
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- ^ "San Francisco Call 11 October 1921 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
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- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
- ^ "The Official Carroll Shelby Website: History page". carrollshelby.com. Archived 20 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "The Life of a Legend through the Years". Motor Trend. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2018.