Manteo

… town and county seat, on N Roanoke Island, E Dare County. Settled 1865. Inc. 1899. Named for the Indian chief Manteo, taken to England in 1584 by Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe in the service of Walter Raleigh. Alt. 12. The Lost Colony, an outdoor drama by Paul Green, has been presented nearby each summer since 1937.