Historical Marker
Thomas Green House
Historical marker location:
110 S George St, Charles Town, West Virginia
( Marker is on South George Street (West Virginia Route 115) south of East Washington Street (West Virginia Route 51), on the right when traveling north.)
The first Mother's Day was celebrated in Grafton, West Virginia in 1908. Anna Jarvis, a resident of Grafton, held a memorial for her mother, who had died two years earlier, and campaigned for a national holiday in honor of all mothers. Mother's Day became a national holiday in 1914.