Historical Marker
The Cavalry Charge at Fort Collier
Historical marker location:
922 Martinsburg Pike, Winchester, Virginia
( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Martinsburg Pike (U.S. 11) and Brooke Road (County Route 1322), on the right when traveling north.)
September 19, 1864.
The first Thanksgiving in North America was celebrated in Virginia in 1619, a year before the Pilgrims celebrated their first Thanksgiving in Massachusetts.