Historical Marker
Bluefield
Historical marker location:
601 Federal St, Bluefield, West Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of Bland Street (U.S. 52) and High Street and Federal Street, on the right on Bland Street.)
The first African American to serve as a member of the United States Senate was Hiram Rhodes Revels, who was born in Fayetteville, West Virginia, in 1827.