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35730
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As the author proposed, the coast contained a treasure trove of treats to sate the interest palate of any visitor. History buffs could have their fill in towns such as New Bern, Memorials such as Kittyhawk and houses such as Tryon Palace. For lovers of the great outdoors, there were the Elizabethan Gardens, Jockey’s Ridge, and Merchants Millpond State Park.
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36010
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Called the gateway to Hatteras Island, the bridge built in the 1960s and named after Senator Herbert Bonner was experiencing the wear and tear of commuting use. Limitations on its daily use were imposed during its repair period. Such an occasion made Island residents all the more aware of the bridge’s importance in their way of life.
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25056
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A group of students from UNC Chapel Hill took internships at the Albemarle Ecological Field Site in Manteo. Students learned a lot about various fields and got hands-on participation that helped them better understand what they were learning.
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38258
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Described by the author and displayed in photographs by Patrick Schneider is a Waterside Theatre performance of Paul Green’s The Lost Colony. Words and pictures collaboratively explain the enduring mystique of his play and the Roanoke Island colonists’ story.
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Waterside Theatre (Manteo); Manteo; Green, Paul Eliot, 1894-1981; The Lost Colony (Play); Roanoke Colony; Roanoke Island--History; Raleigh, Walter, 1552-1618; Long, William Ivey, 1947-; Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945; Griffith, Andy, 1926-2012; Dare, Virginia, b. 1587-?; Borden, John; Manteo--Description and travel; Wanchese--Indian Chief
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35878
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Roanoke was getting ready for its quadricentennial celebration. Part of the preparation: building a replica of the ship that brought the colonists ashore and Lost Colony Center near Waterside Theatre. As for the celebration, flora and fauna paintings of disappeared colonist John White was being remembered as much as the disappearance itself.
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38241
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Attracting the attentions of Northern transplants and North Carolina natives in equally copious measures is Dare County’s Manteo. Among its noted virtues of the coastal town are a thriving commercial fishing community, preservation of the town’s connection with the lost colony, and maritime heritage measured in its shipyards’ construction of Naval craft during WWII.
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43172
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Croatan Cottage, otherwise known as the historic Clyde and Carolla House on 505 Croatan Avenue is believed to be the only Sears kit home in Manteo. the model chosen by the Hassell's is known as the "Vallonia" and was considered among the finest offered by Sears between 1921 and 1940.
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36014
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Of personal interest to the author were also items of historical interest. Up close and personal was the view that he offered of sunken ships, as well as the marine life that lived around them. As visual illustration was a map locating the wrecked watercrafts, which included a German submarine. Accompanying the map was a brief description of each: an old boiler, LST#741, Richmond, Kyzickes, Zane Gray, U-85, and York.
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Shipwrecks--Outer Banks; Submarines (Ships); Oregon Inlet--History; Marine fauna; Marine science; Liberty ships; Corolla; Duck (N.C.); Kitty Hawk; Kill Devil Hills--Description and travel; Hatteras Inlet--History; Nags Head--History; Manteo; Wanchese; Rodanthe--Social life and customs; Hatteras Island--History; Ocracoke Island--Description and travel; Ocracoke--History; Portsmouth Island--History; Ocracoke Inlet--History
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30537
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H. G. Jones recounts the efforts of various individuals and organizations over the years to commemorate the anniversaries of the Roanoke Colony founding. Directing the committee planning the quadricentennial to be held in 1984, Jones left in 1974 to work on James B. Hunt’s campaign for governor. His goal was to have jurisdiction of the Roanoke Fort Raleigh site returned to a commission rather than the political appointees of the previous administration.
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Carolina Comments
(NoCar F 251 C38), Vol. 33 Issue 5, Sep 1985,
p142-150, il, por
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35776
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Winemaking, starting during the 16th century, had become an important state and national industry by the 19th. Winemakers that contributed to its state and national prominence included Paul Garrett. In fact, by the early twentieth century, his five wineries were producing the best-selling brand in the America, “Virginia Dare.” As for modern day winemakers Stanley believed spurred this tradition’s comeback, they included Duplin Wine Cellars in Rose Hill.
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