East Hill Cemetery (Bristol)
East Hill Cemetery | |
_-_Confederate_Unknown.jpg) Burial section of the Confederate unknown | |
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| Location | East State Street at Georgia Avenue, Bristol, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°35′39″N 82°10′16″W / 36.59417°N 82.17111°W |
| Area | 16.7 acres (6.8 ha) |
| Built | 1857 |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000142[1] |
| VLR No. | 102-5028 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 28, 2011 |
| Designated VLR | December 16, 2010[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 the nation. It straddles the Tennessee-Virginia border.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
Notable burials
[edit]- Evan Shelby, Revolutionary War General of Militia, father of Isaac Shelby, first Governor of Kentucky
- Col Abram Fulkerson, Virginia House of Delegates and Congressman
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/28/11 Through 4/01/11. National Park Service. 2011-04-08.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Gray Stothart (May 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: East Hill Cemetery" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos
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- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- 1857 establishments in Tennessee
- 1857 establishments in Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Bristol, Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Sullivan County, Tennessee
- Buildings and structures in Bristol, Virginia