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1 0. Findings  Relevant  to  Tourism
History is well  served in educating the public through tourism and economic  growth  is  also  well  served through  tourism,  including especially  responsible  cultural  tourism.     There  appears  also  to  be universal  agreement  that  tourism  is  a major growth  industry  and that  Maryland  is  very  optimally  situated  geographically  and historically to  profit  economically  from  the  growth  of this  industry. There  also  appears  to  be universal  agreement that  Maryland allocates  very meager funds  to the  development of its  tourist industry  as  compared to neighboring  states  and the District  of Columbia.    This policy seems counter productive in view of major recent   State   investments   in   transportation,   stadiums,   the   Baltimore Convention   Center,   state  parks,   and  museums.
The Sun  of December  12,   1999 reported gleefully that Richard B Hughes, Chief of the Office of Archaeology at the Maryland Historical Trust, had narrowed his  search  for the  cabin where the famed  abolistionist Fredericdk Douglass  was  born  in  Talbot County to about 200 acres.    June Arney who wrote the article also reported that "Hughes  shares  a vision with state tourism officials  for the creation of a driving tour that would weave the stories of two