Editor’s Note: Western North Carolina is rich with untold stories—many resting quietly in local cemeteries. In this Tombstone Tales series, we explore the lives of people from our region’s past whose legacies, whether widely known or nearly forgotten, helped shape the place we call home.
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A monument in Riverside Cemetery marks the final resting place of a young railroad engineer who gave his life trying to save his crew during one of the most dramatic train wrecks in North Carolina history…