John A. J. Creswell

Historical marker location:

Port Deposit, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Maryland Route 222) and Center Street (Maryland Route 276), on the right when traveling north on Main 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.