Historical Marker

James Divine Durfee

Historical marker location:
9263 Valley Blvd, Rosemead, California
( Marker can be reached from Valley Boulevard east of Loma Avenue.)

(1840–1920). Savannah Memorial Park.

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.
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