Fort Donnally / Border Heroes

Historical marker location:

Alta, West Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of Midland Trail W (U.S. 60) and Old State 12/Alta Mountain Road (County Route 60/38) on Midland Trail W.)

Marker installed: 1978

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.