Montgomery County / Pulaski County

Historical marker location:

6942 Riverhaven Dr, Radford, Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of Riverhaven Drive (Virginia Route 114), on the right when traveling east on Riverhaven Drive.)

Marker installed: 1946

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