Historical Marker
Mountain Evangelist
Historical marker location:
Staffordsville, Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of Eggleston Road (Virginia Route 730) and Redbud Lane, on the right when traveling east on Eggleston Road.)
Marker installed: 1976
The first Thanksgiving in North America was celebrated in Virginia in 1619, a year before the Pilgrims celebrated their first Thanksgiving in Massachusetts.