Historical Marker
Fowler-Dains House
Historical marker location:
6347 Main Street, Chestertown, New York
( Marker is on Main Street (U.S. 9) south of Riverside Drive/Theriot Avenue, on the right when traveling south.)
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.