Gorsuch Tavern

Historical marker location:

15911 York Rd, Sparks Glencoe, Maryland

( Marker is on York Road (Maryland Route 45) 0.1 miles north of Upper Glencoe Road, on the left.)

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.