Historical Marker
Diamond Teeth Mary McClain
Historical marker location:
210 11th St, Huntington, West Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of 11th Street and Veterans Memorial Boulevard (U.S. 60), on the left when traveling south on 11th Street.)
Marker installed: 2010
Blues & Gospel Singer. August 28, 1902--April 4, 2000.
The first electric railroad in the world was built in West Virginia in 1888. The line ran between Huntington and Guyandotte and was powered by electricity generated from a hydroelectric plant on the Ohio River.