Robert Paine

Historical marker location:

2435 Old Durham Rd, Roxboro, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of Old Durham Road (U.S. 501) and Lucy Garrett Road on Old Durham Road.)

Marker installed: 1980

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%.