A group of local organizations have combined efforts to spread the word about all Gloucester County has to offer. The effort called, “It’s Right Here! Gloucester, Virginia,” is a series of promotional materials, including brochures and a video that has been circulating online.

Gloucester’s Main Street Preservation Trust, Main Street Association, Economic Development Authority, Tourism Department and Chamber of Commerce worked together to provide the materials that will be placed all around the county, including in Gloucester’s hotels and motels. According to MSPT executive director Jenny Crittenden, two local businesses—Bruce Nelson Photography and East River Marketing—are handling much of the work.

“We realized that a lot of people staying in our hotels do not know about our historic district,” Crittenden said. “Even some of the people that work at the hotels and commute from across the river said they had never visited Mai...