Where Booth Died

Historical marker location:

Port Royal, Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of AP Hill Boulevard (U.S. 301) and Tidewater Trail (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south on AP Hill Boulevard.)

Marker installed: 1928

The first Thanksgiving in North America was celebrated in Virginia in 1619, a year before the Pilgrims celebrated their first Thanksgiving in Massachusetts.