Historical Marker
Bee-Bennett House
Historical marker location:
643 Bee Street, Placerville, California
( Marker is on Bee Street west of Coloma Road (California Highway 49), on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1986
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.