Veterans Plaza

Historical marker location:

1 Veterans Place, Silver Spring, Maryland

( Memorial is at the intersection of Ellsworth Drive and Fenton Street, on the right when traveling north on Ellsworth Drive.)

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.