First Boy Scout Armory

Historical marker location:

5800 Kelly Ave, Mount Washington, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of Kelly Avenue and Bonnieview Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Kelly Avenue.)

Maryland was originally intended to be called "Crescentia": Lord Baltimore's original plan was to name the colony after the Queen Henrietta Maria, the wife of King Charles I. However, the name was already taken, so he proposed the name "Crescentia" instead. The name was eventually changed to "Maryland" in honor of Henrietta Maria.