Amelung Glass Works

Historical marker location:

3901 Urbana Pike, Urbana, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of Park Mills Road and Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355), on the right when traveling east on Park Mills Road.)

3½ Miles →.

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.