General William Darke

Historical marker location:

14 Melvin Rd, Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of Flowing Springs Road (County Route 17) and County Route 17/2, on the right on Flowing Springs Road.)

Marker installed: 1981

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.