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Tuesday, February 26, 2013  A new National Park Service (NPS) report for 2011 shows that the 108,812 visitors to Andersonville National Historic Site spent $4,032,000 in communities surrounding the park.  This spending supported 61 jobs in the local area.

Sunday, November 11, 2012  Men and women flanked the Illinois monument at the historic Andersonville National Cemetery on Sunday as a way to honor its memory and pay tribute to the many soldiers who have represented our country.

Friday, April 08, 2011  Right now is one of their busiest times of the year, with about 150 people a day coming to check out the infamous prisoner of war camp at Andersonville.

Thursday, September 23, 2010  The American Ex-Prisoners of War Organization is in Albany for their annual convention. The group headed to Andersonville Thursday morning for a memorial service for what turned out to be an emotional day of sharing between AMEX POW’s at Andersonville National Historic Site.