5-708: Leesburg Historic District may refer to: Leesburg (Salmon, Idaho) , a community and historic district listed on the NRHP in Lemhi County, Idaho Leesburg Historic District (Leesburg, Indiana) , listed on the NRHP in Kosciusko County, Indiana Leesburg Historic District (Leesburg, Virginia) , listed on the NRHP in Virginia See also [ edit ] Leesburg (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
10-465: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Leesburg (Salmon, Idaho) Leesburg is an unincorporated community in Lemhi County , Idaho , United States . It lies at 45°13′26″N 114°6′50″W / 45.22389°N 114.11389°W / 45.22389; -114.11389 (45.2238080, -114.1139647), along Napias Creek in
15-552: The Salmon National Forest , west of Salmon . Its altitude is 6,653 feet (2,028 m). Leesburg's population was 75 in 1909. The community possessed a post office as late as 1942, but it has since closed. Little remains of the original community. The entire site has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1975. Leesburg was established after gold was discovered at
20-576: The Leesburg Mine on July 16, 1866. The mining town was named for General Robert E. Lee because most of the settlers were Southerners . It once had a population of 7,000, including Chinese; 100 business firms; and a main street a mile long. Miners dug over 400 miles of ditches to carry water to sluice out gold. By 1930 placer mining was carried on nearly entirely by hydraulic methods. The mine produced nearly $ 16,000,000 in gold prior to 1938. This Lemhi County , Idaho state location article
25-448: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Leesburg Historic District . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leesburg_Historic_District&oldid=545657335 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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