Barnesville Station

Historical marker location:

Barnesville, Maryland

( Marker is on Bealsville Road (State Highway 109) just south of Hillrise Lane, on the right when traveling south.)

Dedicated October 8, 1977.

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.