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Real history
Leesburg grew after gold was found on July 16, 1866. Most settlers were Southerners, so they named it for Robert E. Lee. At its peak it had about 7,000 people, including Chinese miners, 100 businesses and a mile-long main street. Wikipedia says the mines produced nearly $16 million in gold before 1938. Only 75 people lived there in 1909, and the post office was closed some time after 1942. Little of the town remains. The site has been on the National Register since 1975 (Wikipedia).
Estimates differ: a Historic American Engineering Record report puts Leesburg's production at about $5 million (HAER, Library of Congress).
Ghost stories
We found no well-sourced ghost legends for this place. It is listed for its abandoned history.
Then and now
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