Historical Marker

Byron Township Hall

Historical marker location:
2506 Prescott St SW, Byron Center, Michigan
( Marker is at the intersection of Prescott Street Southwest and Harlow Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Prescott Street Southwest.)
Marker installed: 1990

Michigan played an important role in the Women's Suffrage Movement. In 1918, Michigan became the first state in the Midwest to grant women the right to vote, two years before the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.