Great 8

Historical marker location:

873 Long Lane, Aberdeen, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from Long Lane, 0.8 miles east of Gilbert Road, on the left when traveling east.)

Named after the Ironman of baseball. Aberdeen, Maryland.

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.