Definition of pursuit for Students. 1  1 : the act of chasing, following, or trying to obtain the pursuit of wealth. 2  2 : activity 2, occupation the pursuit of teaching.
Leesburg is a city in Lake County, Florida, United States. The population was 15,956 at the 2000 census. As of 2005, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 19,086. Leesburg is located in central Florida, between Lake Harris and Lake Griffin, at the head of the Oklawaha River system. It is part of the OrlandoâKissimmeeâSanford Metropolitan Statistical Area. Leesburg is the home of Lake-Sumter State College (LSSC) with campuses also in Clermont, Florida and Sumterville, Florida.
Prior to construction of the new courthouse, it was decided by the County Commission to rent a site in Sumterville. A lease agreement for $85 per month with Mr. W.W. Mallard was drawn for lot #66 in the town of Sumterville. The first meeting to be held in Sumterville, Sumter County, Florida was November 7, 1881. Then the old courthouse in Leesburg was advertised to the public for sale. Later it was decided by the Mayor of Leesburg that Leesburg would purchase the old courthouse, and did so on August 6, 1883.