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See Lancaster focuses on cultural heritage tourism
By Nancy Howell - See Lancaster Reports March 15, 2007
The staff of See Lancaster is preparing its spring newsletter, which will
focus on cultural heritage tourism. Just what is cultural heritage tourism?
The National Trust, which See Lancaster is a part of, defines cultural
heritage tourism as: "Traveling to experience the places, artifacts
and activities that authentically represent the stories and people of the
past and present. It includes cultural, historic and natural
resources."
Lancaster County is indebted to Lindsay Pettus and the Katawba Valley
Land Trust for preserving many or the county's historic and natural sites
and the efforts of the staff at Andrew Jackson State Park for scheduling
activities to educate the public about these special places.
See Lancaster board member Walter Craig recently conducted a tour for a
group interested in the history and natural wonders found in Lancaster.
They visited the Kilburnie Inn at Craig Farm, followed by a walking
tour of historic downtown Lancaster. The group then traveled to Heath
Springs to see Hanging Rock.
More recently, the Corps of Discovery led a field trip to the
Revolutionary War battlefields at Hanging Rock and Rocky Mount near
Great Falls. If you missed out on this trip, contact Laura Ledford at
andrewjackson@scprt.com or call our office at 286-1145 regarding
future events.
As we continue to work with the S.C. Department Parks, Recreation
and Tourism, along with our regional office, the Olde English
Tourism District, more groups and other tourists will be making
their way to Lancaster County, which will have a positive impact on
the local economy.
We have identified tourism assets in each of our municipalities
and communities, and See Lancaster is now developing a
comprehensive countywide tourism plan.
If you are new to Lancaster County, or would like to know more
about your community, come by our office at 201 W. Gay St.,
where we share space with the Lancaster County Council of the
Arts.
We have lots of brochures and information to pass along.
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