Manteo, North Carolina
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Manteo is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States, located on Roanoke Island. The population was 1,602 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Dare County.
Reconstructed Roanoke Marshes Light on the waterfront of Manteo
Manteo was a Croatan leader and who befriended the English explorers who landed at Roanoke Island in 1584. Though commonly characterized as a Croatan chief, Manteo's mother was actually the principal
Manteo, North Carolina
…on Roanoke Island. The population was 1,602 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Dare County. The town is named for an American Indian named Manteo, a Croatan. Manteo traveled with the English to London in 1584 where he and another Indian, Wanchese, learned to become the liaisons between the Roanoke…
Thomas Harriot, who translated and learned the Carolina Algonquian language from Wanchese and Manteo.
The village of Secoton on Roanoke Island, painted by Governor John White c. 1585
Engraving purported to be of Manteo, from The White Doe: the fate of Virginia Dare; an Indian legend (1901), but actually extracted from Harriot, Thomas (1590) Plate VII, captioned "A Chief Lord of the Roanoke"
A plaque for the christening of Manteo at Roanoke Island