Historical Marker
Blackburn's Ford
Historical marker location:
7128 Centreville Rd, Centreville, Virginia
( Marker is on Centreville Road (Virginia Route 28) 1.3 miles south of Ordway Road (Virginia Route 658), on the right when traveling south.)
Guarding the Fords.
The first Thanksgiving in North America was celebrated in Virginia in 1619, a year before the Pilgrims celebrated their first Thanksgiving in Massachusetts.