EDITOR’S NOTE: Strangeville explores the curious and unexplained stories that have long defined Asheville and Western North Carolina. The region is full of unanswered questions, from old folklore and local legends to eerie encounters, unsolved moments in history, and the true-crime mysteries that still leave people wondering. Each week, we look back with an open mind and a sense of curiosity, trying to understand why some stories take hold and why some can never be explained.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW.com) — Sometime in the spring of 1865, as Union troops occupied Raleigh at the end of the Civil War, one of the most important documents in American history was stolen from the North Carolina State Capitol.
No alarms were raised, and no one seemed to notice the document was missing for years…