Historical Marker

Smith’s Snapshot

Historical marker location:
210 Oyster Road, Urbanna, Virginia
( Marker is on Oyster Road (Virginia Route 1002) 0.2 miles north of Virginia Street (Virginia Route 602), on the left when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2014

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

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