Historical Marker
Davis-Warner House
Historical marker location:
8114 Carroll Avenue, Takoma Park, Maryland
( Marker is on Carroll Avenue (Maryland Route 195) north of Chester Street, on the right when traveling south.)
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.