Manteo in Dare County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

A Moveable Feast

Photographed by Ray Gurganus, July 17, 2024

1. A Moveable Feast Marker

Inscription. Captain Will Colonna's shipyard launched many vessels that could each other continents, but only one that shuttled between different worlds. Moored most of the year near Norfolk, Va. Colonna's footing retreat—a two-story house with wraparound porches built in 1927 on a nineteenth-century pontoon—entertained Tidewater society. But every hunting season, a tugboat towed it to Buffalo City, NC., of friends, relatives, and business associates, for a lively sojourn among deer, bears, and moonshiners. Stuck up a creek her the 1936 hurricane, a become a permanent dwelling in present-day Chesapeake, Va. In 2013, the living quarters were put on pilings by the some company that moved Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in 1999.

(caption) Will Colonna's portable hunting lodge made a big splash when it first visited Buffalo City, N.C., loaded with armed men.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.

Location. 35° 55.065′ N, 75° 42.271′ W. Marker is in Manteo, North Carolina, in Dare County. It can be reached from the intersection of Airport Road and Old County Road, on the right when traveling south. On the grounds of the North Carolina Aquarium, near the waterfront. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 374 Airport Rd, Manteo NC 27954, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Outer Banks.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the

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original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Richard Etheridge, 1842-1900 (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Richard Etheridge, 1842-1900 (within shouting distance of this marker); A Big Deal (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Richard Etheridge, 1842-1900 (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Richard Etheridge, 1842-1900 (within shouting distance of this marker); Waterman's Workhorse (within shouting distance of this marker); A Show Boat (within shouting distance of this marker); The Lower Lights (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manteo.

Photographed by Ray Gurganus, July 17, 2024

2. A Moveable Feast Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2024, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 265 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 21, 2024, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.