Ferndale

Historical marker location:

Ferndale, California

( Marker is at the intersection of Highway 211 and Herbert Street, on the left when traveling south on Highway 211.)

Marker installed: 1976

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.