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ARC TO SHOWCASE CIVIL WAR HOME FRONT MAP-GUIDE
By August 2
Previously Published:
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - The Appalachian Regional Commission will showcase the new Home Front Map-Guide to Appalachia in Greeneville. Developed to observe the 150th commemoration of the American Civil War and boost tourism in the Appalachian Region, the map-guide highlights the diversity of Appalachia's Civil War heritage attractions.
WHAT: Sesquicentennial Home Front Map-Guide to Appalachia map rollout
WHEN: Begins 11 a.m. CST on Aug. 3
WHERE: Andrew Johnson Early Home, 101 North College St.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Susan Whitaker, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development and Chair of the Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission will discuss the impact of Civil War tourism in Tennessee. Dr. Carroll Van West, Executive Director of the Center for Historic Preservation at MTSU, the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, and Co-Chair of the Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission will discuss the Civil War in Appalachia.
For more information on the Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial, please visit tncivilwar150.com. For more information about ARC and the Appalachian Region, please visit www.arc.gov.
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ARC TO SHOWCASE CIVIL WAR HOME FRONT MAP-GUIDE
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - The Appalachian Regional Commission will showcase the new Home Front Map-Guide to Appalachia in Greeneville. Developed to observe the 150th commemoration of the American Civil War and boost tourism in the Appalachian Region, the map-guide highlights the diversity of Appalachia's Civil War heritage attractions.
WHAT: Sesquicentennial Home Front Map-Guide to Appalachia map rollout
WHEN: Begins 11 a.m. CST on Aug. 3
WHERE: Andrew Johnson Early Home, 101 North College St.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Susan Whitaker, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development and Chair of the Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission will discuss the impact of Civil War tourism in Tennessee. Dr. Carroll Van West, Executive Director of the Center for Historic Preservation at MTSU, the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, and Co-Chair of the Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission will discuss the Civil War in Appalachia.
For more information on the Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial, please visit tncivilwar150.com. For more information about ARC and the Appalachian Region, please visit www.arc.gov.
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