Historical Marker
Rosbys Rock
Historical marker location:
Moundsville, West Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of Lafayette Avenue (West Virginia Route 2) and 12th Street, on the right when traveling south on Lafayette Avenue.)
Marker installed: 1964
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.