"All hail our Virgin Islands, Emeralds of the sea, Where beaches bright with coral sand, And trade winds bless our native land. All hail our Virgin Islands."
The “Virgin Islands March” is the regional anthem of the US Virgin Islands. The song was composed by Sam Williams and U.S. Virgin Island native Alton Adams in the 1920s. It served as an unofficial regional anthem until 1963, when it was officially recognized by Legislative Act.
The March Mosaic Project was a community project honoring island history and celebrating the Virgin Islands March with images and stories from these emerald isles.
Friends of Virgin Islands National Park worked with St. John School of the Arts, Adrian Senior Center, Julius E. Sprauve School, St. John Christian Academy, Gifft Hill School and the Westin to complete a series of mosaic pieces designed by the creative team of Sean and Crystal D’Abbraccio of Tiny Tile Mosaics.
The mosaics can currently be viewed at the Westin on St. John.
The project was made possible thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI) in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
