R. Gregg Cherry

Historical marker location:

181 S South St, Gastonia, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of Andrew Jackson Highway (U.S. 74) and South South Street, on the right when traveling west on Andrew Jackson Highway.)

Marker installed: 1983

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%.