Will Simmons
Travelers Bring Big Bucks to Appomattox
Focus is on continued tourism dollars in this Civil War hot spot.
Right Time, Right Place: Tourism Director, Will Simmons
The tourist industry is a lot like the real estate business: location means a great deal. Amelia Courthouse, for instance, might be a lovely spot to stop and have lunch; but the fact that General Lee traveled further West before surrendering guaranteed that it would always be a second tier tourist site. Appomattox, on the other hand, is the place where Lee surrendered to Grant, the place where the nation reunited. You can’t buy that kind of publicity.
