Historical Marker

Alvarado Adobe

Historical marker location:
510 Dutra Street, Monterey, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Dutra Street and Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling north on Dutra Street.)

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.