Home On the RoadAll-Woman City Council and Mayor

All-Woman City Council and Mayor

On the Road, Trivia
on July 12, 2009

After being elected in 1901, the all-woman city council and mayor in Haddam (pop. 169) didn’t waste any time building a jail for the confinement of Haddam’s unruly men. The limestone calaboose still stands.

Found in: On the Road, Trivia

PREVIOUS ARTICLE

Experiencing the Past on the Train Tracks

NEXT ARTICLE

Trivia: Record-setting Hole-in-one