Saluda

by Historic Saluda Committee

Book Overview

With the steepest standard-gauge mainland railway grade in the United States, the first passenger train to Saluda, North Carolina, came up the mountain on July 4, 1878. Pace's Gap, as Saluda was first called, was a popular stopover for traders heading out of the mountains. The Pace family built an inn so drovers and their livestock could rest on their way south to sell their goods. Other early names in the region were Thompson, Holbert, Laughter,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146712169X
• ISBN13: 9781467121699
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.4" x 9.2"