During Prohibition, Maryland became known as "The Free State" due to widespread and fiercely defiant attitudes about the production, sale and consumption of alcohol.
"Maryland, The Free State"
Ric Cottom, host of "Your Maryland," came to Baltimore more than four decades ago and never left. Formerly the editor and publisher at the Maryland Historical Society, he now runs the Chesapeake Book Company, publishing Chesapeake regional history, biography, and environmental studies.