Besley Demonstration Campsite

Historical marker location:

Elkridge, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Washington Boulevard (U.S. 1) and South Street.)

Marker installed: 2006

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.