Ronceverte

Historical marker location:

Ronceverte, West Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of West Main Street (U.S. 219) and Locust Street, on the right when traveling south on West Main Street.)

Marker installed: 1980

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.