World War I Monument

Historical marker location:

109 Bohemia Avenue, Chesapeake City, Maryland

( Marker is on Bohemia Avenue, on the left when traveling north.)

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.