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🌱 Patch AM: Where in Leesburg you can quietly reflect on 9-11 this year

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In today's newsletter:

  • Where in Leesburg you can quietly reflect on 9-11 this year
  • When and where Leesburg will honor 9-11's 25th anniversary
  • How Leesburg's Hotel Burg fits into Virginia's big 250th road trip

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  • Saturday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 80, low: 59.
  • Monday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Northern Virginia 9-11 Memorial Sites (thelocalgirl.com) — Leesburg's Freedom Memorial at Freedom Park and Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve both play central roles in how the town remembers 9/11, from annual morning observances to earlier countywide "Seconds of Silence" gatherings. This regional guide also points you to other nearby memorials in Fairfax, Arlington, Great Falls, Purcellville and beyond if you'd like to reflect or attend ceremonies this September.
   

• 11 25th anniversary ceremonies in the DMV area (2026) (washingtonparent.com) — Leesburg will host a 25th-anniversary 9/11 remembrance at Freedom Park on Sept. 11, with a morning ceremony at 8:30 a.m. and a candlelight vigil at 7:30 p.m. A wider roundup also highlights similar free, family-friendly observances across Fairfax, Alexandria, Great Falls, Rockville, DC and more, so you can choose how and where to mark the anniversary.
   

• Virginia Turns America's 250th Into a Road Trip Through History, Wine and Blue Ridge Music (travelprnews.com) — Leesburg earns a shout-out on a new Virginia 250-themed road trip as a charming Loudoun County stop anchored by the recently opened Hotel Burg in the historic district. The broader itinerary connects Dulles, colonial sites, Charlottesville wine country, Shenandoah, and Southwest Virginia music venues, giving Leesburg residents ideas for both staycations and longer in-state adventures during the 250th anniversary year.
   

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