Fells Point

Historical marker location:

901 South Broadway, Fells Point, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of Thames Street and South Broadway, on the right when traveling east on Thames Street. Reported damaged.)

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.