Ralph Billow

Historical marker location:

1/2 Buckland Ave, Fremont, Ohio

( Marker is on Buckland Avenue just west of Rice Street, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2017

American Chestnut, 2017.

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.