P.D. Gold

Historical marker location:

Wilson, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of Vance Street NE and Maplewood Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Vance Street NE.)

Marker installed: 1979

1833-1920.

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%.