Elizebeth Smith Friedman Memorial

A historical marker in Memorial Park pays tribute to Huntington native Elizebeth Smith Friedman, a pioneering codebreaker and cryptanalyst during the first and second World Wars.

The U.S. Senate passed a resolution honoring Friedman’s work as a cryptanalyst and her contributions to the field in April 2019, and the U.S. Coast Guard announced the naming of a ship in her honor in 2020. Friedman was born in 1892 and died in 1980 at the age of 88.

If you have any questions regarding this property, please contact:

Steve Yoder
Superintendent of Parks and Recreation
634 Webster St
Huntington, IN 46750
Phone: 260-356-4720
Fax: 260-358-2324