A Haven for Artists

Historical marker location:

3098 Joaquin Miller Road, Oakland, California

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Joaquin Miller Road and Sanborn Road, on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2010

The first female mayor in the U.S. was elected in California in 1887. Susanna M. Salter was elected mayor of Argonia, Kansas, but she was born in California and later moved to Kansas with her husband.