Rockland

Historical marker location:

Brooklandville, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of Ruxton Road (Maryland Route 133) and Falls Road (Maryland Route 25), on the left on Ruxton Road.)

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.