Wakeman Hall / Waterville Historical Society

Historical marker location:

401 Farnsworth Road, Waterville, Ohio

( Marker is at the intersection of Farnsworth Road (Ohio Route 64) and North 4th Street, on the left when traveling west on Farnsworth Road.)

Marker installed: 2014

Ohio Historical Marker.

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.