Downtown in West Palm Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Votes for Women

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

Votes for Women - Palm Beach Suffrage Parade Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, April 3, 2025

1. Votes for Women - Palm Beach Suffrage Parade Marker

Inscription. Palm Beach County Equal Suffrage League & supporters marched in parade here on March 8, 1917 to promote women’s suffrage.

Erected 2021 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 122.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Women. In addition, it is included in the National Votes for Women Trail series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 8, 1917.

Location. 26° 42.809′ N, 80° 2.997′ W. Marker is in West Palm Beach, Florida, in Palm Beach County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of North Clematis Street and North Narcissus Avenue, on the left when traveling west on North Clematis Street. Marker is located in Nancy M. Graham Centennial Square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 N Clematis St, West Palm Beach FL 33401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Florida,

on the Gold Coast,

on the Treasure Coast,

and in Greater Miami.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western

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World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Flagler Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Old St. Ann's Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1916 Palm Beach County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dade County State Bank Building (approx. ¼ mile away); West Palm Beach Fishing Club (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cocoanut Grove (approx. 0.4 miles away); Flagler Memorial Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Whitehall (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Palm Beach.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Clematis Street Commercial Historic District (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2025, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 245 times since then and 21 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 5, 2025, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.