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Abstract
Although previous research has documented differences between local and non-local visitors, the differences in the information sources referenced when planning trips have not been assessed in published studies. Differences in the sources used by local and non-local visitors to National Park Service Civil War conflict sites were examined, as were differences in ages and visitation characteristics. Although the vast majority of respondents had gathered information about the sites prior to visiting, differences existed in the type of sources used in general, sources used by locals as opposed to non-locals and sources used by visitors of different ages. Locals were more likely to be younger and to use past experience and the advice of acquaintances, whereas non-locals were more likely to be older and use impersonal sources. The results from this study can be used to target certain geographic or demographic populations with site information.
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Antietam, Fort Donelson, Monacacy, Petersburg, Stones River, Tupelo, and Wilson's Creek National Battlefields; Brices Crossroads National Battlefield Site, Kennesaw Mountain, Manasas, and Richmond National Battlefield Parks; Harpers Ferry National Historic Site; Arkansas Post National Memorial; Chickamauga and Chattanooga, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania, Gettysburg, Pea Ridge, Shiloh, and Vicksburg National Military Parks; Appomattox Courthouse and Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Parks; and Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie, and Fort Pulaski National Monuments.