Dangerous Waters

Historical marker location:

Havre de Grace, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of Concord Street and Lafayette Street, on the left when traveling south on Concord Street.)

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.