Early Graves

Historical marker location:

Point Pleasant, West Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of Viand Street (West Virginia Route 62) and 9th Street, on the right when traveling north on Viand Street.)

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.