NH Historical Highway Markers

Local activists say they plan to challenge the state's removal of a historical marker about Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, the 20th century labor activist and Communist Party leader

Born in Concord in 1890, Flynn was a crusader for women’s and worker’s rights, a founding member of the ACLU and, later, a leader of the Communist Party.

Elizabeth Gurley Flynn’s biography was featured on a state-issued sign for less than two weeks, after Republicans called for its removal.

The move comes as the state has, in recent days, quietly revised its policy for such markers in the wake of Republican pushback over the subject of the sign.

The marker for Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, born in 1890, is coming under scrutiny for her communist beliefs.

The marker on Route 9 notes the reinterred graves in Pine Grove Cemetery of two members of the Balch household.

The historical marker is installed near the intersection of Routes 3 and 302 in a part of Carroll known as Twin Mountain.

You may have zoomed right by the broad green signs, but stopping for a moment to read a historical roadside marker gives a sense of the depth and…

We rebroadcast this earlier conversation today. You may have zoomed right by the broad green signs, but stopping for a moment to read a historical…