Historical Marker
Rip Van Winkle Trail
Historical marker location:
Palenville, New York
( Marker is on New York State Route 23A west of Malden Avenue, on the right when traveling west.)
The first woman to vote in a United States presidential election was a resident of Rochester, New York named Susan B. Anthony. She cast her ballot in the 1872 election, for which she was arrested and fined.