Historical Marker
Widow Susan Road
Historical marker location:
179 Widow Susan Road, Amsterdam, New York
( Marker is at the intersection of Widow Susan Road and Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling north on Widow Susan Road.)
Marker installed: 2018
Legends & Lore.
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.