From Trolley to Trail

Historical marker location:

8102 Glenbrook Road, Bethesda, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Glenbrook Road and Rugby Avenue.)

A Brief History.

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.