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Tourism to Gettysburg NMP and Eisenhower NHS Contributes $88.5 Million Dollars to Local Economy

September 3, 2024 · Source: National Park Service

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A new National Park Service report shows that 742,000 visitors to Gettysburg National Military Park (NMP) and 98,000 visitors to Eisenhower National Historic Site (NHS) in 2023 spent $61.4 million dollars in communities near the park. That spending supported 734 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $88.5 million dollars.

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