Salida in Chaffee County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Votes for Women

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

Votes for Women Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 8, 2024

1. Votes for Women Marker

Inscription. Salida Equal Suffrage League formed by Carrie Chapman Catt here at former Baptist church in support of 1893 women's suffrage referendum.

Erected 2021 by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 92.)

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, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.

Location. 38° 31.94′ N, 105° 59.528′ W. Marker is in Salida, Colorado, in Chaffee County. It is at the intersection of D Street and East 4th Street, on the right when traveling south on D Street. Located at the "A Church". Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 419 D St, Salida CO 81201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Colorado’s Arkansas River Valley,

in the Colorado High Rockies and on the Continental Divide.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: E. W. Corbin House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Chaffee County Honor Roll Board (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Rails New Trails (approx. 0.3 miles away); Heart of the Rockies (approx. 0.3 miles away); A Railroad Town (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Salida Steam Plant (approx. 0.4 miles away);

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FIBArk: First in Boating on the Arkansas (approx. 0.4 miles away); Water Use and Water Rights (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salida.

Also see . . .
1. Pomeroy Foundation article about marker and Carrie Chapman Catt. (Submitted on July 8, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
2. The Mountain Mail - A Church marks role in women’s suffrage. (Submitted on July 8, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Votes for Women Marker at "A" Church. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 8, 2024

2. Votes for Women Marker at "A" Church.

Carrie Chapman Catt image. Click for full size.

Public Domain

3. Carrie Chapman Catt

Photo created: before March 1913.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 281 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 8, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.