Farley's Fort / Thomas Farley

Historical marker location:

Pipestem, West Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of Hinton Road (West Virginia Route 20) and Indian Ridge (County Route 26), on the right when traveling north on Hinton Road.)

Marker installed: 2017

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.