Historical Marker
Water Works 1870
Historical marker location:
5269 Newbern Rd, Newbern, Virginia
( Marker is on Newbern Road (County Route 611) east of Towes Ferry Road (County Route 697), on the right when traveling west.)
The first Thanksgiving in North America was celebrated in Virginia in 1619, a year before the Pilgrims celebrated their first Thanksgiving in Massachusetts.