Historical Marker
The Dole House
Historical marker location:
1614 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Walnut Creek, California
( Marker is on Mt. Diablo Boulevard west of Locust Street, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2004
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.