White's Ford

Historical marker location:

Dickerson, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from Martinsburg Road, on the right when traveling south.)

A Civil War Crossing and a Desperate Escape. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park.

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.