The Bell Tower Building

Historical marker location:

101 West Jefferson Street, Rockville, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of West Jefferson Street and North Adams Street.)

Rockville - Founded 1801.

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.