Historical Marker
Heartland Corridor Project
Historical marker location:
130 McDowell St, Welch, West Virginia
( Marker is on McDowell Street (West Virginia Route 16) south of Wyoming Street (West Virginia Route 16), on the right when traveling south.)
Welch. National Coal Heritage Trail.
The West Virginia University Mountaineers football team played the first ever college football night game in 1892. The game was played under electric lights at the Mountaineer Field in Morgantown.