Martinez Train Depot

Historical marker location:

601 Marina Vista Avenue, Martinez, California

( Marker can be reached from Marina Vista Avenue near Castro Street, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2001

Dedicated September 22, 2001.

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.