Historical Marker

John Watson House

Historical marker location:
128 Pet Burwell Rd, Warrenton, North Carolina
( Marker is on Pet Burwell Road (State Highway 1604) 0.1 miles west of U.S. 401, on the right when traveling west.)

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%.