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Smokies bring $818 million in tourist spending

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GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — A National Park Service analysis shows visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park spent $818 million in communities surrounding the Smokies.

The figure from calendar year 2012 is based on more than 9 million visitors coming to the forested park on the Tennessee-North Carolina border.

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