Historical Marker
The Gazebo
Historical marker location:
475 Main Street, Ferndale, California
( Marker can be reached from Main Street (Route 211), on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2012
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.