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

Roanoke Island Historical Association Founders

— Fort Raleigh National Historic Site —

Roanoke Island Historical Association Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. Roanoke Island Historical Association Marker

Inscription. In Honor of the
Roanoke Island Historical Association The eight men in this May 1931 picture are shown selecting the site for the Waterside Theatre, where they planned to produce a pageant commemorating the 350th anniversary of the first English attempts at colonization in America. Front row, from left, are Paul Green, Pulitzer Prize winning playwright who wrote The Lost Colony “pageant”, W.O. Saunders, Elizabeth City editor who organized and served as the first chairman of the Roanoke Island Historical Association, which has produced the symphonic drama since its first performances in 1937; Fred Koch of the Carolina Playmakers at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill; D. Bradford Fearing of Manteo, who succeeded Saunders as Chairman of the Association; and Manteo newspaperman J.P. Davis. Back row from the left, Melvin R. Daniels, Register of Deeds; Chauncey Meekins, Clerk of the Superior Court; and Martin Kellogg, Jr., County Attorney, all of Dare County. With the exception of Kellogg , who served as General Counsel for the Association, and later as its chairman, all of those pictured were incorporates of

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the Roanoke Island Historical Association, which was established in 1931. Other incorporates were:
Thomas C. Darst, Wiilmington, N.C.; Frank Porter Graham, Chapel Hill; Frank Page, Raleigh; Josephus Daniels, Raleigh; Henry Stevens, Jr., Warsaw; A.R. Newsome, Raleigh; H. Dobson Peacock, Norfolk, Va; H.R. Dwire, Durham; Willis Smith, Raleigh; R. Bruce Etheridge, Manteo; Jesse E. Baum, Kitty Hawk; D.W. Bagley, Moyock; J.K. Wilson, Elizabeth City; Roy L. Davis, Wanchese; Chas. W. Whedbee, Hereford; W.D. Pruden, Edenton; Jack DeLysle, Norfolk, Va.

Erected by Roanoke Island Historical Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1931.

Location. 35° 56.298′ N, 75° 42.48′ W. Marker is in Manteo, North Carolina, in Dare County. It can be reached from National Park Drive 0.1 miles east of Roanoke Voyages Corridor (U.S. 64), on the left when traveling east. The marker is located on the west side of the Lost Colony Theater ticket office. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address:

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Roanoke Island Historical Association Marker

1409 National Park Drive, 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 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: Elizabethan Gardens (a few steps from this marker); The Lost Colony (a few steps from this marker); Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (a few steps from this marker); Science in the New World (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Reconstructed Past (about 300 feet away); English Explorers' Earthwork (about 300 feet away); Exploring the Unknown (about 300 feet away); Thomas Hariot Trail (about 300 feet away).

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

3. Lost Colony

Here you may see the "Lost Colony", a play honoring the birthplace of our nation and, the heroic people who tried to bring England to the New World. Since little is known of the first settlers, the drama is a blending of fact and imagination. It is presented Monday through Saturday evenings each summer by the Roanoke Island Historical Association and the National Park Service.

Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manteo.

Also see . . .
1. How ‘The Lost Colony’ Outdoor Drama Got is Start. (Submitted on September 26, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. The Lost Colony. (Submitted on September 26, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 447 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 26, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.