Chief Powhatan

Historical marker location:

11800 W Broad St, Henrico, Virginia

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of West Broad Street (U.S. 250) and Lauderdale Drive, on the right when traveling west.)

c.1540 to 1618.

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