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In what state was the first Thanksgiving?

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  • by Contributing Writer on February 2nd, 2011

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    In 1621, the Pilgrims and Indians celebrated a successful harvest in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The first religious day of Thanksgiving also was in Plymouth in 1623. Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving an official holiday in 1863.

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    Pilgrim Hall Museum: The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth

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  • by Darri on January 3rd, 2011

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    Charlestown, Massachusetts at June 29th, 1671 is the first Thanksgiving recorded.

    http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/firsts/thanksgiving/

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