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.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW.com) — The Von Ruck mausoleum in Riverside Cemetery marks the resting place of a family central to Asheville’s tuberculosis era, with connections that reached into American literature.
Through medical research and cultural connections, the Von Ruck name became woven into the city’s identity at the turn of the 20th century…