Roanoke Island, Its History, AndThe Attractions In Manteo ,
Roanoke Island is an island in Dare county near the coast of North Carolina.It is about eight miles long and two miles wide. In just a few minutes you can drive from Nags Head over to Manteo.To be a little more specific,it is located along highway 64,a major highway from main land North Carolina to the Outer Banks.We vacation every year in Kill Devil Hills, and I still say it is just a jump over to Manteo from Nags Head. It is known for its historical significance,and its many attractions.The most famous being "The Lost Colony". In the 16th century Sir Walter Raleigh,s attempt to establish a permanent English settlement failed.The fate of the final group of colonists is not known.This led to what became known as the Lost Colony. I am back on history.Did you know that a second try to establish a colony in 1587 by John White failed to?He was the grandfather to Virginia Dare.If you look in my page on Hatteras you will find out what happen to those colonists. Off of history and back to Roanoke.It is one of the three oldest surviving English place-names in the U S. Lots of times we go in to Manteo just to look around.It is on the north central area of RoanokeIsland.Probably Manteo,s most famous resident today is good old Andy Griffith.We have friends that said years ago when you went on a boat tour,if Andy was down there he would come down to his dock and talk with them."Now that is nice,that would have made my day". The town of Manteo has much to do and see.New retail shops are in the planning stage.You can park your car in the Roanoke Island Festival Park lot,and take a pleasant stroll over the Cora Mae Basnight Bridge to shop and eat. You can find some real deals and some unusual gifts.There is just so much to do and see,you may want to vacation
in Manteo.These guys can give you a good bit more information than I can.One thing is for sure,you will not run out of things to do on Roanoke Island. If you want to book a hotel room,you can find it in here. Leave Roanoke Island Go To Home Page
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