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Leesburg, FL - History


We would like to provide the residents of  Leesburg  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Leesburg Home page. The Leesburg Home page provides as much information as possible on Leesburg. Knowing Leesburg’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Leesburg’s Home page, you will also find Leesburg’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Leesburg has a population of 154301. 47.4% of Leesburg’s inhabitants are Male, and 52.6 are female. 43.9% of Leesburg is married and 50.3% own their own home. The Average Home price is $160,486, and the average rent is $926. Household median income in Leesburg is $38,026, and the individual median income is $22,998. Leesburg’s Ethnic is the following: White(66.8%), Hispanic(25.3%), Black(22.9%), Multiple(7.3%), Asian(1.9%), Other(0.9%), Native(0.2%).


Leesburg was first settled in 1857 by Evander McIver Lee. Several of his brothers followed him to the area. One of them, Calvin Lee, was credited with giving the town its name. The city was incorporated in 1875, and was designated as the county seat of Sumter County for a time. When Lake County was formed in 1887, Tavares was designated as its seat. In the early 20th century, Leesburg was an important center for watermelon production.


In 1930, it held its first Watermelon Festival, an annual tradition that lasted for nearly 30 years. But gradually watermelon production dwindled and, for the last festival in 1957, watermelons had to be brought to the city from outside the area. In 1938, during the Great Depression, the Franklin D.


Roosevelt administration invested in infrastructure and improvement projects across the county. Its Works Progress Administration began work on the Venetian Gardens waterside park, located on the shores of Lake Harris. These canals and gardens have been a centerpiece of the community ever since. Lake Square Mall, the city's major shopping mall, opened in 1980. On March 19, 1982, Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist Randy Rhoads, as well as the band's cook and bus driver, were killed in a plane crash at Flying Baron Estates.The citrus industry was the principal business in this area for decades, but devastating freezes in December 1983 and February 1985 persuaded growers to move their groves further south.


In 1997, Leesburg Bikefest started. It has since become an annual spring tradition, with upwards of 250,000 people attending every year. Today, most of Leesburg's growth and economic development is the result of its increasing popularity as a retirement destination. In addition, the rapid growth of nearby Orlando has resulted in demand for housing here, as many people commute to Orlando for work.


In 2011 and 2017, the Leesburg High School boys' basketball team won the 4A state championship. In spring 2017, the Holding Company of the Villages planned to acquire 2,600 acres north and south of County Road 470 along the east side of Florida’s Turnpike for future development. The deal with the mega-retirement community has passed due diligence by the Leesburg City Commission.


Age-restricted zoning ordinance changes have already been approved by the Leesburg Planning Commission (with the city commission giving final approval). The initial plans call for building approximately 4,500 homes and some commercial development.


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