Historical Marker
The Climax
Historical marker location:
10801 Orange Plank Rd, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia
( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Orange Plank Road (County Route 621) and Brock Road (County Route 613), on the right when traveling east.)
The Battle of the Wilderness. 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.