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Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee readies for 2011
Published: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 9:32 AM EST
PETERSBURG – The 150th anniversary of the Civil War beginning in 2011 will focus national attention on Virginia and its role in the conflict. The Petersburg Area Regional Tourism Corporation (PART) has formed a regional Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee in order to capitalize on that attention.
The committee will foster regional cooperation in developing events and marketing programs designed to attract visitors.
"The Civil War Sesquicentennial is a great opportunity to highlight our region’s rightful position as one of the most important campaigns of the war. Nearly one quarter of the entire war was fought in our region," said David Schulte, PART’s executive director. "The fall of Petersburg led directly to the fall of the confederate capital in Richmond and the surrender at Appomattox."
The committee is comprised of representatives from Chesterfield County, Colonial Heights, Dinwiddie County, Hopewell, Petersburg, Prince George County, Pamplin Historical Park, Petersburg National Battlefield, the Hopewell Office of Tourism and the Petersburg Department of Tourism. Each of the six governments has also formed its own local Sesquicentennial Committee that will share their plans and proposals with the regional committee.
The regional committee has conducted an assessment of the area’s Civil War history strengths and weaknesses and will prepare a strategy to attract visitors. The Committee has also agreed to cooperate with a similar group that has been formed in the Richmond region in order to provide visitors a seamless Civil War history experience in central Virginia.
"Our region’s Civil War significance is often overshadowed by sites such as Gettysburg, Antietam and Fredericksburg," Schulte said. "We intend to change that by focusing on the human drama and military significance of the campaign that was fought in the cities and counties we represent."
The regional committee will coordinate its efforts with the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission, which was created by the General Assembly to prepare for and commemorate Virginia’s role in the war.
The Petersburg Area Regional Tourism Corporation is a non-profit tourism marketing organization that was founded in 2006 by Chesterfield County, Colonial Heights, Dinwiddie County, Hopewell, Petersburg and Prince George County in order to compete for visitor spending and the jobs it creates.
Online at: http://progress-index.com/articles/2...3996026877.txt
Published: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 9:32 AM EST
PETERSBURG – The 150th anniversary of the Civil War beginning in 2011 will focus national attention on Virginia and its role in the conflict. The Petersburg Area Regional Tourism Corporation (PART) has formed a regional Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee in order to capitalize on that attention.
The committee will foster regional cooperation in developing events and marketing programs designed to attract visitors.
"The Civil War Sesquicentennial is a great opportunity to highlight our region’s rightful position as one of the most important campaigns of the war. Nearly one quarter of the entire war was fought in our region," said David Schulte, PART’s executive director. "The fall of Petersburg led directly to the fall of the confederate capital in Richmond and the surrender at Appomattox."
The committee is comprised of representatives from Chesterfield County, Colonial Heights, Dinwiddie County, Hopewell, Petersburg, Prince George County, Pamplin Historical Park, Petersburg National Battlefield, the Hopewell Office of Tourism and the Petersburg Department of Tourism. Each of the six governments has also formed its own local Sesquicentennial Committee that will share their plans and proposals with the regional committee.
The regional committee has conducted an assessment of the area’s Civil War history strengths and weaknesses and will prepare a strategy to attract visitors. The Committee has also agreed to cooperate with a similar group that has been formed in the Richmond region in order to provide visitors a seamless Civil War history experience in central Virginia.
"Our region’s Civil War significance is often overshadowed by sites such as Gettysburg, Antietam and Fredericksburg," Schulte said. "We intend to change that by focusing on the human drama and military significance of the campaign that was fought in the cities and counties we represent."
The regional committee will coordinate its efforts with the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission, which was created by the General Assembly to prepare for and commemorate Virginia’s role in the war.
The Petersburg Area Regional Tourism Corporation is a non-profit tourism marketing organization that was founded in 2006 by Chesterfield County, Colonial Heights, Dinwiddie County, Hopewell, Petersburg and Prince George County in order to compete for visitor spending and the jobs it creates.
Online at: http://progress-index.com/articles/2...3996026877.txt