Treasures From The Past

Historical marker location:

Ocean City, Maryland

( Marker is on Ocean City Boardwalk at 1st Street.)

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.