Niagara Falls in Niagara County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Votes For Women
Road to the 19Th Amendment
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Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, October 16, 2025
1. Votes For Women Marker
Charlotte Johnson Dett, African American suffragist & Empire State Fed. of Women's Clubs Vice President 1913. Former home near this site.
Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 181.)
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 1913.
Location. 43° 5.171′ N, 79° 3.621′ W. Marker is in Niagara Falls, New York, in Niagara County. It is on Old Falls Street west of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 3rd St, Niagara Falls NY 14303, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Buffalo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Presbyterian Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Protecting Our Shared Waters (about 600 feet away); The Boundary Waters Treaty (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Protecting Our Shared Waters (about 700 feet away); The Red Coach Inn / Annex Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of First House (approx. 0.2 miles
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Another marker is no longer nearby. The Grounds of this Canal (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . .
1. Charlotte W. Dett. (Submitted on October 18, 2025, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.)
2. Charlotte Washington Dett on Find-A-Grave. (Submitted on October 18, 2025, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.)
3. Votes For Women Trail. (Submitted on October 18, 2025, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.)
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, October 16, 2025
2. Votes For Women Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2025, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 74 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2025, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
