John Fulenwider

Historical marker location:

114 North Lincoln Street, High Shoals, North Carolina

( Marker is on North Lincoln Street (State Highway 321) near Thompkins Street (State Highway 1812), on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1960

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%.