Historical Marker

Fort Black

Historical marker location:
110 Fayette Street, New Madison, Ohio
( Marker is at the intersection of Main street (Ohio Route 121) and Fayette Street, on the right when traveling north on Main street.)
Marker installed: 1938

on the Ohio Frontier. War of 1812.

The first traffic light in the world was installed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914. It had only two colors, red and green, and was manually operated by a police officer.