North Ga. Counties Report Economic Boom From Eclipse Tourism

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August 28th, 2017

The Blairsville-Union County Chamber of Commerce sold eclipse T-shirts and glasses at its visitor’s center last week. Union and Lumpkin officials said early estimates show the eclipse resulted in a $250,000 economic impact for their counties.

Molly Samuel / WABE

Two North Georgia counties say they experienced an economic boom from last week’s eclipse.

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Tobie Chandler, tourism director for Blairsville-Union County’s Chamber of Commerce, said she had been planning for nearly a year to handle extra visitors for the eclipse.

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