The Frederick Town Barracks

Historical marker location:

101 Clarke Place, Frederick, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from Clarke Place.)

<i>Shaping American History since 1777</i>.

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.