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By Theresa O’Neil Knight Rappahannock News Special Writer
This is the second story in a series of stories looking at tourism in and around Rappahannock.
Framed advertisements from the 1920s grace the diesk of Martha Steger, director of public relations for the Virginia Tourism Corporation. Bearing simple pen and ink drawings of famous Virginia attractions such as St. John’s Church, Natural Bridge and Monticello, the ads represent the state’s maiden efforts to attract tourism revenue.
Steger said those first attempts have evolved into a sophisticated marketing campaign designed to capitalize on one of America’s favorite pastimes - tourism. Public and private sector promotion has helped turn tourism into the third largest industry and source of employment in the state.
Steger said a lot has changed since the early days. “Back then, shopping was something the masses
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