Historical Marker
Freed Here, At Last
Historical marker location:
12130 Booker T Washington Hwy, Hardy, Virginia
( Marker can be reached from Booker T Washington Highway (Virginia Route 122) 0.2 miles east of Lost Mountain Road (Route 636), on the right when traveling east.)
The first Thanksgiving in North America was celebrated in Virginia in 1619, a year before the Pilgrims celebrated their first Thanksgiving in Massachusetts.