Historical Marker
Major Edward Dale
Historical marker location:
1279 Oak Hill Rd, Lancaster, Virginia
( Marker is on Oak Hill Road (Virginia Route 610) 0.3 miles south of Yankee Point Road (Virginia Route 730), on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2011
The first Thanksgiving in North America was celebrated in Virginia in 1619, a year before the Pilgrims celebrated their first Thanksgiving in Massachusetts.