Historical Marker
Powering a Community
Historical marker location:
Ivanhoe, Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of Byllesby Road (County Route 602) and Buck Dam Road, on the left when traveling east on Byllesby Road.)
New River Trail State Park.
The first Thanksgiving in North America was celebrated in Virginia in 1619, a year before the Pilgrims celebrated their first Thanksgiving in Massachusetts.