THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, March 31, 1996 TAG: 9603300150
SECTION: VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON PAGE: 14 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Short : 25 lines
This crowd gathered April 26, 1928 for the annual Cape Henry
Pilgrimage. The ceremonies marked the 320th anniversary of the first
landing of the first permanent English colonists April 26, 1607 on
what is now Fort Story. The wooden cross in the center was replaced
by the permanent two-ton granite Memorial Cross in 1935. The annual
ceremony routinely drew Virginia governors. Gov. Harry F. Byrd set
the precedent at the 1926 ceremony organized by the Assembly of
Tidewater Virginia Women. An Easter sunrise service is also held at
the cross each year.
This year's service will be at 6:42 a.m. Easter Sunday. In the
event of inclement weather, the service will be held at 7 a.m. at
the First Presbyterian Church, 36th Street and Pacific Avenue.
by CNB