Landrum Library Speaker Series: History of the Saluda Grade

Name: Landrum Library Speaker Series: History of the Saluda Grade
Start: 2025-02-18T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-02-18T19:30:00-05:00
Location: Landrum Library Spartanburg County Library

Tue Feb 18 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm UTC-05:00

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Publisher/HostConserving Carolina

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Landrum Library Speaker Series: History of the Saluda Grade

The history of the Grade spans from 1830 in Charleston, SC, to 2001 with the last train up the hill. This presentation will address many of the important events that occurred during that period and several advancements in railroading that came from operation on the Grade.
David O’Brien moved across the valley from Melrose (bottom of the Grade) 16 years ago. He became active in the Saluda Historic Depot and Museum in 2017 as a docent. Currently, in addition to being a docent, he is a member of the Board of Directors and, unofficially, is the museum historian.