Tombstone Tales: Mayor who welcomed the railroad to Hendersonville

EDITOR’S NOTE: Everyone has a story — some more well-known than others. Across Western North Carolina, so much history is buried below the surface. Six feet under. With this series, we introduce you to some of the people who have left marks big and small on this special place we call home.

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Hon. Hamilton Glover Ewart (1849-1918) presided as the U.S. District Court Judge for the Western District of North Carolina, represented his constituency in congress and served as the mayor of Hendersonville…

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