Historical Marker
736 Ferry Street
Historical marker location:
736 Ferry Street, Martinez, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Ferry Street and Ward Street, on the left when traveling north on Ferry Street.)
Marker installed: 1999
1906.
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.