Historical Marker
Casa de la Torre
Historical marker location:
502 Pierce Street, Monterey, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Pierce Street and Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling north on Pierce 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.