Berkeley Plantation Virginia Thanksgiving. While locals are convinced about berkeley’s place among thanksgiving lore, the rest of the country has been a tougher sell. Pictured is an artist rendering of what the 1619 berkeley thanksgiving service might have looked like by sidney king.
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Thanksgiving has been a beloved american holiday for centuries.
Berkeley plantation is the most historic plantation on the james river and is located between williamsburg and richmond in charles city, virginia. Earlier this month, berkeley plantation hosted a 400 year feast to mark that first celebration along the james river. The settlers at what was then called berkeley hundred celebrated thanksgiving twice more before the settlement was attacked by a nearby powhatan tribe in march 1622. Enter donation amount and you will be taken to a secure payment page.
