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Article: Beauvoir, the Jefferson Davis Shrine, at center of new trend: 'cultural tourism'
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- The Mississippi Business Journal
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- June 16, 1997
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BILOXI -- More than 130 years after signatures on a piece of paper ended America's greatest internal conflict, Beauvoir, the Jefferson Davis Shrine and last home of the Confederacy's only president, is at the center of a new trend.
"Cultural tourism -- something that is historical, educational or artistic -- is a surprisingly strong and vibrant sector of the tourism market," said Beauvoir director Keith Hardison. "There is a trend towards increased interest in cultural tourism."
Hardison said there has long been a fascination with what people call the American Civil War. The interest has gradually increased and an average of one book per day has been published about the Civil War since ...