DID YOU KNOW?West Hill Cemetery is the final resting place for 421 unknown soldiers who died while the Confederate army fought in Tennessee and at Chickamauga.Source: http://roadsidegeorgia.com
West Hill Cemetery in Dalton, Ga., will be the site of a Spirit Walk today and Saturday.
Local actors will portray notable citizens who are buried in the cemetery, including poet Robert Loveman, Civil War Gen. Duff Green, gospel music pioneer A.J. Showalter, Major League Baseball player Harry “Suitcase” Simpson and Catherine Evans Whitener, whose bedspread business laid the groundwork for the carpet industry.
On both days, guided tours will begin at 7:15 p.m., with a reception in the chapel around 9:15 p.m.
Tickets are $20.
To reach the cemetery, go east from I-75 Exit 333 on Walnut Avenue. Turn left (north) on Thornton Avenue, then left on Cuyler Street. Follow Cuyler Street into West Hill Cemetery.
For more information, call 706-226-6618.