X-Nico

9 unusual facts about Manteo


1988 Raleigh tornado outbreak

Meanwhile, a third supercell later produced weak (F0 and F1) tornadoes in Pamlico County, NC, Hyde County, NC, and the Manteo area on Roanoke Island in Dare County, NC.

Dare County Board of Commissioners

#District 1: East Lake, Stumpy Point, Manns Harbor, Manteo, Wanchese

The Board meets on the first Monday of the month at 9:00 AM and the third Monday of each month at 5:00 PM at the Dare County Administrative Annex located at 954 Marshall C. Collins Drive in Manteo.

Manteo, 1st Baron of Roanoke and Dasamongueponke

Manteo and Wanchese returned to the New World in April 1585, sailing with Sir Richard Grenville's expedition in the Tiger. They reached the warm waters of the Caribbean in just 21 days.

Manteo, North Carolina

Bideford town clerk George McLauchlan, told him locals had never heard of Manteo and the only town Bideford was twinned with was Landivisiau in France.

North Carolina School of the Arts Summer Performance Festival

First produced in 2007, the Rock the Boat! series invites families to relax on the charming Manteo waterfront while UNCSA's conservatory-trained musicians perform aboard the Elizabeth II.

Festival performers often make headlines soon after they perform in Manteo.

Scannebago

To travel the state of North Carolina, "from Murphy to Manteo," takes 9 hours, and North Carolina's terrain varies greatly from the mountains to the sea.

Theatre of Dare

They attract patrons from neighboring areas, including Kitty Hawk, Nags Head, Manteo, Roanoke Island, Hatteras, and Currituck County.


David Sutton Phelps, Jr.

Phelps worked on many archaeological sites, some of his more notable sites are the Tar River site, the Neoheroka Fort Tuscarora war site (near snow hill), Lake Phelps, Fort Raleigh (near Manteo), and Hatteras Island.

Lost Colony DNA Project

John White, whose daughter, son-in-law, and grandchild Virginia Dare, were among the colonists, believed this message meant they had gone to Croatoan Island where their friend Manteo was Chief of the Indians.

Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre

2013: NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Career Transition for Dancers; William "Bill" Craver; Peter Lawrence (Production Stage Manager); The Lost Colony (Roanoke Island, in Manteo, North Carolina); jointly to Sophia Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon and Milly Shapiro, the four actresses who share the lead in Matilda the Musical

WOBX

WOBX-FM, a radio station (98.1 FM) licensed to Manteo, North Carolina, United States

WSKY

WSKY-TV, a television station (channel 4) licensed to Manteo, North Carolina, United States


see also