Itmann

Historical marker location:

Itmann, West Virginia

( Marker is on West Virginia Route 10, 3.6 miles west of Mullens, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1996

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.