Ruffner Well

Historical marker location:

Malden, West Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of Kanawha Boulevard East (U.S. 60) and Georges Drive, on the right when traveling south on Kanawha Boulevard East.)

Marker installed: 1963

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.