Historical Marker
Thomas J. ONeill
Historical marker location:
1731 Park Avenue, Bolton Hill, Maryland
( Marker is on Park Avenue.)
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.