Historical Marker
Jean Hepner 1924 - 2014
Historical marker location:
812 S Ann St, Fells Point, Maryland
( Marker can be reached from South Ann Street just north of Thames Street, on the left when traveling north.)
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.