. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. In celebration of the beginning In July, the tiny town of Manteo will undergo a transfor- mation. In the middle of its already crowded tourist season, it will play host for America's 400th Anniversary. Town officials can't even estimate how many thousands of people will crowd the narrow streets. But, they say, it's go- ing to be a big celebration. From now until 1987, North Carolina is celebrating the beginning of English America. The three-year commemora- tion marks the 400 years since the Roanoke voyages
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. In celebration of the beginning In July, the tiny town of Manteo will undergo a transfor- mation. In the middle of its already crowded tourist season, it will play host for America's 400th Anniversary. Town officials can't even estimate how many thousands of people will crowd the narrow streets. But, they say, it's go- ing to be a big celebration. From now until 1987, North Carolina is celebrating the beginning of English America. The three-year commemora- tion marks the 400 years since the Roanoke voyages spon- sored by Sir Walter Raleigh. The party begins on the 400th anniversary of the first expedition and ends on August 18, 1987, with the 400th anniversary of Virginia Dare's birth- day. It's a celebration that's been at least ten years in plan- ning. In 1973 the General Assembly created America's Four Hundredth Anniversary Committee. John Neville, ex- ecutive director of the committee, says the group began preparing for the commemoration in 1978. Now, six years later, the celebration reaches beyond Dare County. Across the country, advertisements have touted the up- coming events in Better Homes and Gardens, The Smithsonian, Natural History and Southern Living. Newspapers from as far away as Alaska, California and Great Britain have published articles featuring the 400th. A television mini-series is being produced, a com- memorative stamp will be issued, and more historical writings will be published. On a smaller scale, plans call for each North Carolina county to hold local events to honor the nation's English roots. The scope of the celebration has required coordination be- tween state, county and local 400th committees, as well as coordination of events scheduled in England. The state- sponsored events actually began in April with the dedica- tion of a plaque at Plymouth, England, to commemorate the first expedition's departure. The official opening of the commemorat
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