Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, connected with National Civil War Trails program
Adams County markers are among 900 placed around the country
(Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) - 3/12/2009
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Gettysburg Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Two signs have been placed into the ground near Gettysburg as part of the National Civil War Trails program, which now includes six states.
�This is great news for Gettysburg and Adams County to be included in a multi-state Civil War program,� said Norris Flowers, President of the Gettysburg Convention & Visitors Bureau. �We can now complete the Gettysburg Campaign; a major portion of this program.�
In early February, two signs � wayside markers � were installed: one at the entrance to the Gettysburg National Military Park on Emmitsburg Road in Cumberland Township, and another outside the Cashtown Inn, the headquarters for Confederate Gen. A.P. Hill during the Battle of Gettysburg.
The signs placed in Adams County help complete the �Gettysburg: Invasion & Retreat Trail,� as part of the Civil War Trails program. More sites in Adams County, Pa., are being considered for wayside markers.
Signs are currently in more than 900 locations throughout the United States � including North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and now, Pennsylvania.
The Civil War Trails program includes maps, directional signs and wayside markers to orientate travelers through Civil War sites, many of them not otherwise interpreted.
The Civil War Trails map guides and other literature are the most requested, niche-market program materials in Virginia and Maryland, and second only to golf-related materials in North Carolina. On average, more than 2,000 map-guides are downloaded weekly from the program�s website.
�These newly installed interpretive markers directly link sites in Adams County with 116 sites along the four-state, �Gettysburg: Invasion & Retreat Trail� and to the more than 900 sites that comprise the Civil War Trails program,� said Mitch Bowman, director of the Civil War Trails program.
Civil War Trails is a multi-state program that identifies, interprets and creates driving tours of both great Civil War campaigns and lesser-known battle sites. The program is administered by a nonprofit corporation and supported by local communities, state tourism offices and departments of transportation.
In 2001, the National Trust for Historic Preservation identified the Civil War Trails program as one of the most successful and sustainable heritage tourism programs in the nation. Twice, the Federal Highway Administration has officially recognized the program�s role in improving the travel experience and boosting local economies.
For visitor information about the Civil War Trails program, visit www.civilwartrails.org.
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