Historical Marker
Imperial Valley Press
Historical marker location:
205 North 8th Street, El Centro, California
( Marker is at the intersection of North 8th Street and Broadway Street, on the right when traveling north on North 8th Street.)
Marker installed: 2001
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.