Forster A. Sondley

Historical marker location:

Asheville, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of Tunnel Road (U.S. 70) and Beverly Road, on the right when traveling west on Tunnel Road.)

Marker installed: 1951

1857 - 1931.

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%.