Tucked into State Sen. Jeb Bradley’s bill to pursue the privatization of state-owned Cannon Mountain Ski Area is a provision that would rename Franconia Notch State Park. We can’t see the need for a renaming.

Bradley’s bill would rename the park to Franconia Notch Veterans Memorial State Park. That is not a random choice. There is history there.

The park was dedicated to New Hampshire’s veterans in 1928. A bronze plaque near Profile Lake notes the dedication to “the men and women of New Hampshire who served the nation in times of war.”

We would agree that this is lacking in presence. Renaming the park, though, would give tourists the impression that the park itself is one, large memorial to veterans. Imagine their surprise when they discover no war memorial, no exhibit on veterans from the Granite State, but a cornucopia of natural and scenic wonders: the flume, the basin, Profile Lake and the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway.

It might seem a little odd that the state park containing the most stunning natural features is the site dedicated to veterans. Fort Constitution in New Castle would seem a better fit. In 1774, four hundred local men stormed the lightly guarded fort, then a British garrison called Fort William and Mary, and removed its gunpowder; more arms were removed the next day. They had been warned by Paul Revere that the Army was coming to occupy the fort.

But Franconia Notch State Park got the designation in between the great wars. Even so, the park name works very well as it is. Changing it would only cause confusion for tourists and Granite Staters alike.