other western areas, and Baltimore, now a major Ameri- 

 can seaport, had become a prime shipping area for 

 tobacco and other goods. The Baltimore and Ohio Rail- 

 road was founded, America's first to carry both freight 

 and passengers, and trade with the west increased. 

 Many Maryland farmers expressed concern about some 

 types of tobacco grown in Ohio. One European dealer, 

 in 1825, noted that "The yellow tobaccos now require 

 double attention and precaution, since so much Ohio 

 is found among them— This kind of tobacco has a good 

 yellow colour and deceives at first sight, and has de- 

 ceived many persons." Much of this type was being 

 produced under the name "Maryland," although it 

 never caused any great problem. 



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The American export trade slowed, but only tem- 

 porarily, during the Napoleonic wars of the early 19th 

 century. Afterward tobacco from Maryland and the 

 midwest continued to be popular among the countries 

 of Northern Europe, although by mid century there 

 were some tariff problems, especially in Holland and 

 Belgium. 



On the eve of the Civil War, Maryland was one of 

 America's three top tobacco districts, producing tobacco 

 in the Chesapeake Bay counties on the Western Shore. 

 The Eastern Shore discontinued tobacco growth just 

 after the revolution. The other two districts included 

 Virginia-North Carolina; and Western Kentucky, North- 

 west Tennessee, Southern Illinois, Ohio, Missouri and 

 sprinkhngs in Louisiana. 



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