Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation, Economic Impact Study

The Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation contracted the Virginia Tech Center for Economic and Community Engagement (CECE) to conduct an economic impact study for battlefield sites across eight counties with a specific focus on New Market, Virginia. CECE is analyzing available secondary data, such as employment related to heritage tourism, tourist spending, and seasonal impacts on the local economies to understand the impact in the 8-county region.