Editing Manteo, North Carolina (section)

==History==
The town is named for an [[Native Americans of the United States|American Indian]] named [[Manteo (Native American leader)|Manteo]], a [[Croatan]].  Manteo traveled with the English to London in 1584 where he and another Indian, [[Wanchese (chief)|Wanchese]], learned to become the liaisons between the [[Roanoke Colony]] settlers and the Indians. He also had favorable interaction with British colonist [[John White (surveyor)|John White]]. In fact, Manteo was christened and given the name Lord of Roanoke,{{citation needed|date=September 2023}} making him the first American Indian to receive a title of nobility. Eventually, John White's daughter Eleanor married [[Ananias Dare]], and they had the first American-born English child, [[Virginia Dare]]. In 1587, Manteo was friendly to White when he returned to find what the final stage of the [[Roanoke Colony]] became. When the colonists disappeared after supplies from England were delayed for three years, the ongoing mystery of "[[The Lost Colony]]" began.

Manteo was named the seat of government for Dare County in 1870, and was incorporated in 1899.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://manteo.govoffice.com/ |title=Town of Manteo -- Welcome to the Town of Manteo, North Carolina. |website=manteo.govoffice.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020601042524/http://manteo.govoffice.com/ |archive-date=June 1, 2002}}</ref><ref name="obvbmant">{{Cite web |title=Manteo |url=http://www.outerbanks.org/outerbanks-manteo/ |publisher=Outer Banks Visitors Bureau |access-date=April 5, 2013}}</ref>

[[Dare County, North Carolina|Dare County]] is named for [[Virginia Dare]].

In 1999, North Carolina public radio ([[National Public Radio|NPR]]), [[North Carolina Public Radio|WUNC]], began broadcasting in Manteo as part of an effort to bring public radio to one of the largest areas on the [[East Coast of the United States]] without such service.<ref>[http://wunc.org/support/campaign/progress/?searchterm=Manteo WUNC History] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213013026/http://wunc.org/support/campaign/progress/?searchterm=Manteo |date=February 13, 2012 }}</ref>

In 2005, Manteo restored its [[coastal warning display tower]], and it is now operated by the Manteo branch of the [[North Carolina Maritime Museum]].

The [[George Washington Creef House]], [[John T. Daniels House]], [[Fort Raleigh National Historic Site]], and [[Theodore S. Meekins House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>