Historical Marker
The Union Hotel
Historical marker location:
1915 Main Street, La Porte, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Church Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.)
Marker installed: 2000
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.