In 1880, the first major (dirt) road was built through the area to connect it with the capital.
In the 1960s, a proposal to build a freeway through the area was fought.
In the 1960s, Interstate 64 was built through the area.
In 1884, the railroad was built through the area.
In the 1970s, the M62 motorway was built through the area.
In the late 1980s and Interstate 295 was built through the area which brought commercial development to the previously rural community.
In series 4, the humans start building a new railway that is planned to be built through the area where the animals live.
The name became Kuro after a railroad was built through the area.
Interstate 64 was built through the area in the 1970s, and passes nearby.
In the 1910s, several power companies built lines through the area.