Tucked away in a small Southern Tier town stands a building with a history unlike any other.

It was at an old, unassuming building in 1918 where the first woman to vote in New York cast her ballot in Lisle.

It wasn’t until a few years ago when historian Roger Luther and New York state Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo first uncovered the history while organizing a women’s suffrage celebration.

"When we started digging into this, we didn't even know if the building was still standing. And sure enough, it is,” said Broome County historian Roger Luther.

A bit more digging led to the discovery of a group of women known as “The Ladies of Lisle.” The suffragettes, led by Florence Chauncey, started a movement years prior, with a statewide convention held at a Broome County church.

Then, on a cold day in January, Chauncey made history.

“She was very active right from the start leading the movement, so it was only right that when the day came for the big vote to happen that she would be first in line,” said Luther.

But the vote itself wasn’t without its challenges, as a local tavern owner actually contested the original votes, which were a bit controversial in the small town.

"Keep in mind, they were taking a vote that January to keep the town dry. So they braved the cold weather and a whole bunch of them got on the back of a sleigh and were brought over to this building in Lisle, where we have a historic marker and took that vote. They did keep the town dry, which was eventually was overturned," said Assemblywoman Lupardo.

But it wasn’t just a tremendous story these two discovered. Hidden away in a shed was the very ballot box that Chauncey and the local suffragettes voted in.

It now travels across the state, even with an exhibit at the state fair.

"To know that that box traveled to Albany and was in a statewide exhibit and is now at the Roberson museum for all of time to protect it is very exciting to know we played a role in that story,” said Lupardo.