Historical Marker
Susan Riviere Hetzel
Historical marker location:
7151 Pendleton Avenue, Clifton, Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of Pendleton Avenue and Chapel Street, on the left when traveling west on Pendleton Avenue.)
Marker installed: 1969
The first Thanksgiving in North America was celebrated in Virginia in 1619, a year before the Pilgrims celebrated their first Thanksgiving in Massachusetts.