Historical Marker
The Stinky Stuff
Historical marker location:
46 South Carroll Street, Frederick, Maryland
( Marker is on South Carroll Street north of East All Saints Street, on the right when traveling north.)
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.