Jamestown Ferry

Historical marker location:

16289 Rolfe Hwy, Surry, Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of Rolfe Highway (Virginia Route 31) and Riverview Drive (Virginia Route 649), on the right when traveling north on Rolfe Highway.)

Marker installed: 1987

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