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
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
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Manteo (Native American leader)
…allied with them. The Croatan lived in current Dare County, an area encompassing the Alligator River, Croatan Sound, Roanoke Island, and parts of the Outer Banks, including Hatteras Island. Manteo first entered the historical record through his encounter with English explorers in 1584, when Sir Walter Raleigh…
The Outer Banks, separating the Atlantic Ocean (east) from Currituck Albemarle Sounds (north) and Pamlico Sound (south)
View from the International Space Station in 2019 (north is in the lower left of the photo)
Aerial view of Outer banks (looking north), with sound on the left and ocean on the right
Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, Hatteras, North Carolina, June 2007