112 an   effort.
By the year 2000, tourism will have become the world's largest industry.    Now, the second largest industry in Maryland, it is a multi-billion-dollar-a-year  growth   industry.      Maryland's   Department   of Housing  and  Economic  Development  advises  that  "States  and communities  that  protect  and  develop  their  historic  resources  will be leaders  in the development of tourism in the next two decades." Carroll's Hundred will position itself to take advantage  of the burgeoning  tourism  industry  and  in  the  increasing  interest  in historical  attractions,  which  rank  among  the top  five  visitor preferences  in nation-wide  surveys.     Our recent  Capital Development Plan predicts  that by the year 2005,  this  economic impact from tourism on the local economy will be $3.6 million from direct and indirect spending.     At the  center of the southwest Baltimore Empowerment Zone, it will have a major impact on neighborhood   revitalization   and   community   development.
One way that the history and legacy of slavery in Maryland can be promoted   and   better  understood   is   through   a  greater   commitment to promoting tourism in general in our state.    In general, tourism is woefully under-funded in Maryland.    This is one of the areas which