Preservation brings profit at Civil War conference
Preservation brings dollars to communities by boosting tourism and sales tax revenue. Frances Kennedy, head of the Civil War Battlefield Campaign, cites Antietam payrolls and local spending while noting open spaces linked with history attract more money than development costs.
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Hood College
Maryland
Antietam
Sharpsburg
Kennedy
Dale Hilliard
State Department of Transportation
The
Heritage Commission
Frederick County
George Brigham
Weather swings mark fifth Frederick home show
Sponsors of the Fifth Annual Home Improvement Show at the Frederick Fairgrounds report despite 2336 in attendance due to a rainy Saturday and sunny Sunday. Rey Shelton of the Frederick County Builders Association expects sales for more than 100 contractors. The event added a crafts show and petting zoo but Sunday rain reduced activity for sellers like Linda Goddard of Walkersville.
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Rey Shelton
Frederick County Builders Association
Frederick Fairgrounds
Ms. Shelton
Linda Goddard
Walkersville
Roscoe Bartlett
Roth
Frederick
James Grimes
David Gray
George B. Delaplaine Jr
Allstate
Weing
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