The Riverside Cemetery
Anyone who is looking for a truly wonderful and unique experience would truly benefit from a visit to the lovely Riverside Cemetery in Asheville. This beautiful cemetery actually dates way back to 1885. Everyone in your family or group is sure to benefit from a visit here, especially once they begin to hear some of the stories of the Riverside Cemetery as well as some of the stories of the people who lay at rest there.
You may be fairly amazed to know that the Riverside Cemetery is still active and actually includes more than 13,000 people that are buried there. In addition to the thousands of graves, you will also find that there are about a dozen mausoleums and just under 10,000 monuments on the grounds of the cemetery. In such a stunning cemetery, you should not be surprised at how wonderful some of the stonework is in as well as the beautiful trees and landscaping.
If you are looking to find out a little bit about some of the occupants of the Riverside Cemetery, you will see that there are a couple of famous people in the bunch. One quite famous individual who is buried there is the famous author Thomas Wolfe. You will also find the final resting place of another author, O. Henry, whose real name was William Sidney Porter.
You will find the Riverside Cemetery in Asheville on Birch Street. The hours that you may visit are from 8:00AM until 8:00PM. If you would like to take a self-guided tour, you may stop by the office for a packet that will help you along. For more information you may call (828) 350-2066.
