Lees-McRae College

Historical marker location:

Banner Elk, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street West (State Highway 184/194) and Maple Court, on the right when traveling west on Main Street West.)

Marker installed: 1993

The town of Saluda, North Carolina, is home to the steepest standard-gauge mainline railway grade in the United States, with a gradient of 4.7%.