East Hill Cemetery

East Hill Cemetery in Bristol, Virginia has a sordid past. It was once the place a lady of the night who was not associated with the Black Shawl prostitution house could meet a prospective client because it was so isolated and wealthy people were not buried here during those times. The cemetery has a long history of paranormal events:

On 6-6-1869, the sounds of cannons blasted the area, as if the Civil War had started again. Those who went to investigate found only smoke and the smell of gunpowder.

In 1857, three children were buried in the cemetery. Since then, people have reported seeing ghost children playing some late nights.

There was a rooster fighter by the name of Webb Sykes that died on a knoll beside the cemetery, and he was laid to rest there so that the cemetery could expand. Upon his funeral, the sound of “a thousand chickens” ran the mourners away, and the next day the same thing happened again.

A ghost dog has been seen walking through the cemetery some late nights. It is believed to be the spirit of a dog who lay on his owner’s grave and mourned until it too died. 1