Historical Marker
Freeport Memorial Library
Historical marker location:
144 W Merrick Road, Freeport, New York
( Memorial is at the intersection of Ocean Avenue and West Merrick Road, on the left when traveling north on Ocean Avenue.)
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.