Buena Vista Refinery

Historical marker location:

McKittrick, California

( Marker is at the intersection of Lokern Road and Westside Highway (County Route 33), on the right when traveling west on Lokern Road.)

Marker installed: 1954

California Historical Landmark.

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.