Mill Town History

Historical marker location:

2029 Daniels Road, Ellicott City, Maryland

( Marker is on Daniels Road, 1 mile north of Old Frederick Road, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2005

Daniels, 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.