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Asset ID:

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Title:

Impacts of Visitor Spending on the Local Economy: Valley Forge National Historical Park, 2001

Description:

Valley Forge National Historical Park hosted 1.23 million recreation visits in 2001. Park visitors spent $33.3 million dollars within an hour's driving distance of the park This spending generated $10.4 million in direct personal income (wages and salaries) for local residents and supported 713 jobs in the area. These economic impacts were estimated using the newly updated National Park Service Money Generation Model (Version 2). This report describes these MGM2 estimates and the impact for residents of communities surrounding Valley Forge National Historical Park.

Table Of Contents:

Executive Summary -- Contents -- Introduction -- Valley Forge National Historical Park -- The Region -- Valley Forge National Historical Park Visitor Survey, 2001 -- MGM2 Visitor Segments -- Visitor Spending -- Economic Impacts of Visitor Spending -- Study Limitations and Error -- Summary and Discussion -- References -- Appendices

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National Park Service

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Public domain

Keywords:

visitor spending , economic impact , local economy , mgm2 , secondary effects , tourism , jobs

Controlled Keywords:

Visitor spending, ()
, Park visitors -- economic impacts, ()
, Local economy, ()
, Money Generation Model (Version 2), ()

Resource Type:

Document

NPS Units:

Valley Forge National Historical Park, Code: VAFO
Social Science Division, Code: SSD

Locations:

Valley Forge National Historical Area, Valley Forge National Historical Park, Pennsylvania
Latitude: 40.0988998413086, Longitude: -75.4446334838867

Related System IDs:

Legacy NPS Focus Record ID : 231945

Related Collections:

Social Science Studies Collection

Create Date:

03/15/2004

Content Dates:

01/01/2001 - 12/30/2001

Source Information Description:

(DjVu format); 145KB

Access Constraints:

Public Can View

Author:

Stynes, Daniel Michigan State University

Author:

Sun, Ya-Yen Michigan State University

Original NPS Focus Uploader:

Administrator

Time Submitted:

Wednesday, September 29, 2004 6:26:24 PM

Last Edited:

Thursday, August 10, 2017 9:51:16 AM

Original File Name:

vafo_mgm2_stynes_2003.pdf

Resource Format:

pdf

File Size (bytes):

1.5 MB

Additional Metadata:

Source: Legacy Focus Resource Type
Content: Technical report

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Categories:

Events , Inventory , Reports

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