On August 18, 1937, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt helped commemorate the 350th anniversary of the 1587 Lost Colony by visiting the Lost Colony drama, and giving a speech at this location before the show.
Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage North Carolina postcard.
Marker indicating where Franklin Delano Roosevelt spoke in 1937.
Marker inside the Waterside Theatre indicating where FDR watched the 23rd performance of The Lost Colony drama, performed on August 18, 1937.
The playwright Paul Green wrote the original version of The Lost Colony drama.
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt watched The Lost Colony drama from the back-seat of his car, from this spot in the rear of the Waterside Theatre.
Modern-day Lost Colony building at the Waterside Theatre. Buildings built by the English on Roanoke Island were constructed using posts and waddle and daub—stick and mud walls!
Seating and stage of the Waterside Theatre, with the Roanoke Sound visible behind.
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Manteo vicinity, Dare County, NC. Aerial view of Waterside Theatre, stage, production and storage sheds. 35°56′21″N 75°42′33″W / 35.93917°N 75.70917°W / 35.93917; -75.70917