Historical Marker
The Phillips House
Historical marker location:
71 7th Street, Arcata, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Union Street and 7th Street, on the right when traveling south on Union Street.)
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.