About Leesburg/Things To Do

Established in 1758, Leesburg's rich history spans four centuries. At the start of the American Revolution, Leesburg had fewer than 500 residents. Due in part to its ethnic and religious diversity, which included English, German, and Scotch-Irish belonging to Anglican, Baptist, Methodist, and Quaker (Society of Friends) congregations, many Leesburg residents supported the American Revolution.
In June 1774, Leesburg and Loudoun freeholders, meeting in Leesburg, passed the Loudoun County Resolves, which sent a delegation to a Virginia-wide meeting to consider responses to British taxation and other provocations. Loudoun County's militia, in which every freeman between the ages of 16 and 50 was enrolled, was the largest in Virginia with 1,746 men.