Mt. Buckingham School

Historical marker location:

5991 Darrah Road, Mariposa, California

( Marker is at the intersection of Darrah Road and Triangle Road on Darrah Road.)

Marker installed: 1996

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.