Fitchett's Wharf

Historical marker location:

Moon, Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of Fitchetts Wharf Road (Virginia Route 642) and Haven Beach Road (Virginia Route 643), on the left when traveling east on Fitchetts Wharf Road.)

Marker installed: 1982

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