Trading Path

Historical marker location:

Bullock, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 15 and Buckhorn Road / Herbert Faucette Road (Local Route 1445), on the left when traveling north on U.S. 15.)

Marker installed: 1985

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%.