In Memoriam

Historical marker location:

26 E 2nd St, Frederick, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from East Church Street just east of North Market Street (Maryland Route 355), on the left when traveling east.)

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.