Historical Marker
Fighting for Time
Historical marker location:
Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of Gordon Drive and Grant Drive, on the left when traveling north on Gordon Drive.)
Marker installed: 2009
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park.
The first Thanksgiving in North America was celebrated in Virginia in 1619, a year before the Pilgrims celebrated their first Thanksgiving in Massachusetts.