The Buchanan monument at Riverside Cemetery in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina is more than meets the eye. There is a large angel sculpture atop the monument, carved entirely out of limestone left over from the construction of the Biltmore Estates by Fred Miles, a stone carver for the Biltmore. At each of the four corners below the angel are cherub faces. And farther down are pairs of faces, again at each of the four corners. These faces seem to represent the Buchanan family -- an adult male, adult female, and children. In Memory of William Allen Buchanan Born in Kingston, Jamaica Died September 8, 1871 Aged 49 Years -------------- And His Beloved Wife Sarah Elizabeth Died December 27, 1915 Aged 83 Years And bring thee peace. ---------------------- Also In memory of Their Daughter Georgiana 1862 - 1930 In The Peace of God -------------------- William Allen Buchanan Born June 7, 1856 Died Nov 5, 1931 At Rest -------- Also In Memory Of Stella Bucha...
Telling the Tales of Tombstones