Saratoga Springs in Saratoga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Votes For Women

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

Votes For Women Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Steve Stoessel, July 18, 2022

1. Votes For Women Marker

Inscription.
Matilda Joslyn Gage called meeting on July 13, 1869, to form NY State Woman Suffrage Association here at former Congress Hall

Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 131.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. In addition, it is included in the National Votes for Women Trail series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 13, 1869.

Location. 43° 4.71′ N, 73° 47.163′ W. Marker is in Saratoga Springs, New York, in Saratoga County. Marker is at the intersection of Broadway (New York State Route 50) and East Congress Street, on the right when traveling north on Broadway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saratoga Springs NY 12866, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Solomon Northup (a few steps from this marker); These Gates (within shouting distance of this marker); Columbian Spring (within shouting distance of this marker); The 77th Regiment, New York Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); Congress Spring (within shouting distance of this marker); Congress Park (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Deer Park Spring

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(about 500 feet away); World War Memorial Pavillion (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saratoga Springs.

Also see . . .
1. Women’s Sufferage markers unveiled in Saratoga.

SARATOGA SPRINGS – Two National Votes for Women Trail historic suffrage markers were unveiled in Saratoga Springs Wednesday. [July 13, 2022]

(Submitted on July 18, 2022, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)

2. Matilda Gage. (Submitted on July 18, 2022, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)

Additional keywords. Women’s Sufferage

Looking Along Broadway Towards The Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Steve Stoessel, July 18, 2022

2. Looking Along Broadway Towards The Marker

Congress Park is to the right.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2022, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 285 times since then and 54 times this year. Last updated on May 22, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 18, 2022, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.