Braddock, Washington, and Franklin

Historical marker location:

Frederick, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from South Court Street, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1998

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.