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]