Raid on Guyandotte / Burning of Guyandotte

Historical marker location:

226 Main St, Huntington, West Virginia

( Marker is on Main Street north of Hagan Street, on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2016

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.