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56 "Statistical reports show that minority tourists spend approximately $60o billion annually on heritage travel. Destinations and suppliers that reach out to this niche group will benefit and have a hand in helping stimulate the economy," she says. The African-American market is growing at nearly the same pace.1 Other cities,like St.Augustine have developed their own African American trails system, along with Washington D.C., Philadelphia, and, most locally, Greensboro offers visitors a Walkway of History walking tour. The restored Hogan-Rogers House would serve as a community center that would tell area's history through its own story and its connection to other significant historic sites,that, together, tell a bigger story. This African-American cultural corridor provides an additional ability for economic sustainability while educating the community about the experiences of rural Africans Americans in Orange County. Currently, This Colonial Heritage Scenic Byway leaves Hillsborough follows a route down Hwy 86. The Scenic Byway, which the Hogan story is featured, runs by the community. http://www.co.orange.nc.us/occlerks/o4o8176a.pdf. An extension or alternative route featuring African-American Historic Trail. http://www.ncdot.gov/download/travel/scenic byways.pdf Extending the Freedom Road trail through Orange County, and into Durham County, would create a partnership opportunity with neighboring Chambers of Commerce for Hillsborough, Chapel Hill, and Durham Expanding the trail would attract more visitors allow for the eastern end of the trail to be NATIONAL anchored at Stagville Historic Site and the UNDERGROUND RAILROAD current trail systems they connect to, such as NETWORK TO FREEDOM the Network to Freedom trail established by the National Park Service. 1 Salome Kilkenny Travel and Tourism .Industry Focus. Magazine Edition. May 2009. 24