Putnam County / Mason County

Historical marker location:

Southside, West Virginia

( Marker is on Kanawha Valley Road (U.S. 35) 0.9 miles north of Anderson Hollow Road (County Road 17/1), on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2019

The first brick street in the United States was laid in Charleston, West Virginia, in 1870. Today, the street, known as "Brick Street," is a popular tourist destination.