Fray Junipero Serra

Historical marker location:

2727 Presidio Drive, San Diego, California

( Marker can be reached from Presidio Drive.)

Marker installed: 1969

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.