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.
A historical marker in Concord commemorating the birthplace of labor activist and feminist Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was removed Monday two weeks after it was unveiled. Born in Concord in 1890, Gurley Flynn became prominent as a labor leader, feminist.
Republican officials fiercely objected to the sign honoring labor leader and feminist organizer Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, citing her leadership role in the American Communist Party. Two weeks after the marker was unveiled, it was taken down.
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.