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Tourism to Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields National Military Park contributes $78.1 million to local economy

September 29, 2025 · Source: National Park Service

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A new National Park Service report shows that 819,000 visitors to Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park in 2024 spent $57.6 million in communities near the park. That spending had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $78.1 million.

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What Travelers Need to Know

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Traveler guidance by State & Nation Staff Writer.

Destinations

Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania

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