Paul H. Rose

Historical marker location:

601 S Main St, Seaboard, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of South Main Street (State Highway 305) and Harris Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.)

Marker installed: 2007

1881-1955.

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%.