Hendersonville History Walks - Oakdale Cemetery
On Saturday, June 28, at 10 a.m., the walk begins in front of the Historic Courthouse on Main St. Along the side and back streets of downtown, strolling over to 7th Avenue and back along Main St., attendees learn the stories behind more than 6 murals, a mosaic made with 250,000 small pieces of glass, and various ghost signs left from days gone by, hidden in plain sight.
“Locals and visitors alike can celebrate and share the interesting history, art, and architecture of Hendersonville,” Padgett said, “For example, learn how the rich natural resources here – the local clay for brick, the hand-hewn foundation rocks from local quarries, and, in fact, the heritage carried from the earlier Cherokee lifestyle – have contributed to our lives today.”
Padgett served on Hendersonville City Council for eight years, is a journalist and public relations consultant, was co-founder and former executive director of ECO, was associate editor at The Mother Earth News magazine, and conducts programs and guided tours in Paris, France, on the American Revolution. Her parents spent their honeymoon in the Skyland Hotel on Main Street. She grew up on a farm in Rutherford County, and has lived in a 100+-year-old house in downtown Hendersonville for 44 years.