Historical Marker
Stanards Mill
Historical marker location:
7001 US-1, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia
( Marker is on Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1) 2.4 miles south of Guinea Station Road (County Route 607), on the left when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2002
The first Thanksgiving in North America was celebrated in Virginia in 1619, a year before the Pilgrims celebrated their first Thanksgiving in Massachusetts.