ARKANSAS, USA — To calculate how many eclipse chasers will be looking skyward in Arkansas at 1:45 p.m. on Monday, April 8, economists and tourism officials started by looking backward.
To Aug. 21, 2017, the day of the last total solar eclipse visible in the United States.
For states like Nebraska and Wyoming, that eclipse was the single biggest tourism event in history, bringing in hundreds of thousands of travelers and nearly $200 million in economic impact.
To read more about the economic impact expected from the eclipse, our content partner Arkansas Business has the full story here.
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