Marion County Veterans

Historical marker location:

425 Madison St, Fairmont, West Virginia

( Memorial is at the intersection of Madison Street and Adams Street (U.S. 19), on the right when traveling south on Madison Street.)

Killed In Action.

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.