Stuart and Pelham

Historical marker location:

10748 Tidewater Trail, Fredericksburg, Virginia

( Memorial is at the intersection of Tidewater Trail (Virginia Route 2) and Benchmark Road (County Road 608), on the right when traveling south on Tidewater Trail.)

Marker installed: 1903

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