Maple-Dell

Historical marker location:

14737 W Garfield Rd, Salem, Ohio

( Marker can be reached from West Garfield Road (County Route 8) 0.3 miles east of Seacrist Road (County Route 45).)

Marker installed: 1992

Built 1848.

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.