Historical Marker
Civil War Memorial
Historical marker location:
Old Yates County Courthouse Grounds, Penn Yan, New York
( Memorial is at the intersection of Main Street and Court Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.)
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.