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| Maryland Facts |
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Babe Ruth, the Sultan of Swat, was born in Baltimore, Maryland and attended Saint Mary's Industrial School. |
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Sixteen of the 23 Maryland counties border on tidal water. The combined length of tidal shoreline, including islands, is 4,431 miles. |
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Clara Barton National Historic Site commemorates the life of Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross. The house in Glen Echo, Maryland served as her home and headquarters for the American Red Cross and a warehouse for disaster relief supplies. |
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