Downtown

Historical marker location:

Downtown Baltimore, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of North Charles Street and Saratoga Street on North Charles Street.)

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.