Historical Marker
Putnams Stone Cabin
Historical marker location:
Independence, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Highway 395 and West Center Street, on the right when traveling south on Highway 395.)
Marker installed: 1964
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.