Maj. Gen. Edward Braddock

Historical marker location:

1001 West Patrick Street, Frederick, Maryland

( Marker is on West Patrick Street (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling west.)

(1695-1755)<br>British Commander, French and Indian War.

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.