Historical Marker
Rectors Crossroads
Historical marker location:
Atoka, Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of Atoka Road and John S. Mosby Highway (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling north on Atoka Road.)
They Did Their Job. Gettysburg Campaign.
The first Thanksgiving in North America was celebrated in Virginia in 1619, a year before the Pilgrims celebrated their first Thanksgiving in Massachusetts.