East Hill Cemetery (Tennessee and Virginia)

East Hill Cemetery
Burial section of the Confederate unknown
LocationState Street, Bristol, Tennessee
Coordinates36°35′39″N 82°10′16″W / 36.59417°N 82.17111°W / 36.59417; -82.17111
Area16.7 acres (6.8 ha)
Built1857 (1857)
NRHP reference No.11000142[1]
VLR No.102-5028
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 28, 2011
Designated VLRDecember 16, 2010[2]

East Hill Cemetery, also known as Maryland Hill, Round Hill, Rooster Hill, and Bristol City Cemetery, is a historic cemetery mainly located in Bristol, Tennessee; part of the cemetery extends across the state border into 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 the nation. It straddles the Tennessee–Virginia border.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

Notable burials

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/28/11 Through 4/01/11. National Park Service. April 8, 2011.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Gray Stothart (May 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: East Hill Cemetery" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos
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