Fluvanna County Courthouse

Historical marker location:

Palmyra, Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of James Madison Highway (U.S. 15) and Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 601), on the right when traveling north on James Madison Highway.)

Marker installed: 1986

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