Union Raid On Coalfield Station

Historical marker location:

Midlothian, Virginia

( Marker is on Midlothian Turnpike (U.S. 60) 0.2 miles east of Coalfield Road, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1995

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