Gettysburg launches website for 150th anniversary
New site is portal for events and travel information for the American Civil War commemoration
(Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) - 3/15/2010
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The Gettysburg Convention & Visitors Bureau – the marketing agency of the Battle of Gettysburg’s 150th anniversary – has launched a website to share travel and event information to the millions of visitors expected during the Civil War’s four-year commemoration.
On the new website – www.gettysburgcivilwar150.com – visitors can find listings of all events and information associated with the 150th anniversary, from 2011 to 2015.
This new website is a companion of the Gettysburg Convention & Visitor’s Bureau’s website – www.gettysburg.travel – where visitors can find information on accommodations, places to eat, entertainment, shopping and other events in the Gettysburg and Adams County area.
“The new website will really be a one-stop shop for the millions of people we expect to visit during the four-year anniversary of the Civil War,” said Norris Flowers, President of the Gettysburg Convention & Visitors Bureau. “There will be hundreds of events over these four years and it is vital that our visitors have a place where they can plan their trips to the most famous battle site of the Civil War.”
Launched on Feb. 1, the website already has more than three dozen events, ranging from battle re-enactments, parades, anniversaries and special programming.
The Gettysburg Convention & Visitors Bureau is part of “Gettysburg 20/20,” a group of community leaders brought together by Main Street Gettysburg, an organization committed to the preservation and revitalization of historic Gettysburg. The group, as part of its 10-year strategic plan, is heading up efforts for the 150th anniversary. The Gettysburg CVB is the marketing arm of 20/20.
“This website is one of the most important tools for the Sesquicentennial observance,” said Bradley R. Hoch, Chairman of Main Street Gettysburg’s Board of Directors. “It provides an event calendar, lodging and dining information, traffic information and weather.”
Though the official 150th anniversary for the Battle of Gettysburg is July 1-3, 2013, Gettysburg’s commemoration will run the duration of the four-year war, from 2011 to 2015. It is expected that visitation will spike from Gettysburg’s 3 million annual visitors, to 4 million in 2013.
For more information on Main Street Gettysburg and the 20/20 group, visit www.mainstreetgettysburg.org. For more information on visiting Gettysburg or the Gettysburg CVB, call (800) 337-5015 or visit www.gettysburg.travel.
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