Frederick Douglass

Historical marker location:

Easton, Maryland

( Marker is on Easton Denton Road (Maryland Route 328), on the left when traveling north.)

1817 - 1895. Negro Patriot.

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.