Plymouth, Massachusetts up trading posts for furs. Chief Massasoit later formed a Peace Treaty with the Pilgrims. Upon growing a plentiful harvest in the fall of 1621, the Pilgrims gathered with Squanto, Samoset, Massasoit, and ninety other Wampanoag men in a celebration of thanksgiving to God for their plentiful harvest. This celebration is known today as the First Thanksgiving, and is still commemorated annually in downtown Plymouth with a parade and a reenactment. Since 1941, Thanksgiving has been observed as a federal holiday in the United States. Plymouth served as the capital of Plymouth Colony (which consisted of modern-day Barnstable, Bristol, and
Andrew Anderson (St. Augustine, Florida) Anderson also invited a large number of African-Americans which went against the social customs of the time. He would father two children, Clarissa and Andrew, with his wife; the family moved into a vastly enlarged and remodeled Markland in January 1901. Mrs. Anderson died in Nova Scotia on September 12, 1912, in Chester, Nova Scotia where they owned a vacation home. Anderson died on December 2, 1924, and is buried beside his wife at Evergreen Cemetery in St. Augustine. Andrew Anderson (St. Augustine, Florida) Dr. Andrew Anderson II (March 13, 1839 in St. Augustine, Florida – December 2, 1924 in