National Register Listing
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
Fleming-Watson Historic District
Approx. bounded by Fairmont Ave., Second, Fay Sts., Apple Ct, Green, Emerson Sts., Coleman Ave., Seventh St., Outlook, Fairmont, WV Local significance of the district: Architecture; Community Planning And Development
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
About National Register Listings
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
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.