Upshur County / Randolph County

Historical marker location:

Belington, West Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of Buckhannon Pike (old U.S. 33) (West Virginia Route 151) and Lantz Road (County Route 13), on the left when traveling south on Buckhannon Pike (old U.S. 33).)

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.