Online Education Series: “The Story of a Cemetery, The Story of Asheville”

Don’t miss our last installment of videos on the South Asheville Cemetery: Anne Chesky Smith, Executive Director of the Western North Carolina Historical Association, continues the story of the South Asheville cemetery. Located in the Kenilworth neighborhood, the cemetery was originally a place to bury enslaved people and following the Civil War continued as a burial site for African Americans until the 1940s. This final video in the series gives a broad overview of the site history. It covers stories from the first non-native settlers through the 20th century. Click here to watch part 3! and in case you missed it… South Asheville Cemetery Part 1  South Asheville Cemetery Part 2