East Trailhead

Historical marker location:

215 Afton Depot Ln, Afton, Virginia

( Marker is on Blue Ridge Tunnel Trail just west of Afton Depot Lane, on the left when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2020

Blue Ridge Tunnel.

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