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The Journey Through Hallowed Ground includes nine presidential homes, thousands of national registered sites, 30 Historic Main Street communities and the nation’s largest collection of Civil War sites.
“This proves we did the right thing," she said, in reference to forming the Journey partnership in 1992. “We still have a lot of work to do, making people aware of this great heritage."
In that vein, the JTHGP announced last week plans to launch a new certified hospitality-training program to help local businesses within the JTHG National Heritage Area reap the financial rewards from the flood of visitors expected to travel to the state during the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
This month, the JTHGP will kick off a new, groundbreaking Certified Tourism Ambassador (CTA) program.
“The Sesquicentennial of the Civil War has the potential to jump start the local economy, much like the Olympics or the Super Bowl coming to town,” said Wyatt,
“Tourism is the number one industry throughout the JTHG National Heritage Area, affecting one in every seven jobs in some partnering jurisdictions. We have a chance to make every visitor feel so welcome, so connected to our nation’s history, that they’ll come for the Civil War and leave with a burning sense to return for 100 other reasons.”
According to Wyatt, research indicates that interest in the Civil War's anniver
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