East Hill Cemetery (Bristol) Explained

East Hill Cemetery
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 16, 2010[1]
Designated Other1 Number:102-5028
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:East State Street at Georgia Avenue, Bristol, Virginia
Coordinates:36.5942°N -82.1711°W
Added:March 28, 2011
Refnum:11000142[2]

East Hill Cemetery, also known as Maryland Hill, Round Hill, Rooster Hill, and City Cemetery, is a historic cemetery located at Bristol, Virginia. It is an American Civil War-era cemetery established in 1857, with sections for Confederate soldiers and veterans as well as a small section for African American burials. In 1995, the United Daughters of the Confederacy put up a small commemorative monument to the Civil War dead. Among its graves are the founders of the city, representatives of enslaved African-Americans, Civil War soldiers including those who died as a result of the war as well as those who survived the war, a Revolutionary War General of Militia Evan Shelby, and many who have made contributions to Bristol and thenation. It straddles the Tennessee-Virginia border.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[2]

Notable burials

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 21 September 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places. 2011-04-08. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/28/11 Through 4/01/11. National Park Service.
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: East Hill Cemetery. Gray Stothart. May 2010. and Accompanying four photos