Historical Marker
Dole House
Historical marker location:
1601 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Walnut Creek, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Mt. Diablo Boulevard and Locust Street, on the right when traveling east on Mt. Diablo Boulevard.)
1614 Mt. Diablo Blvd.. Early 1870s.
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.