FDR Speech Location - National Parks Gallery
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.
Drama and FDR - National Parks Gallery
Marker inside the Waterside Theatre indicating where FDR watched the 23rd performance of The Lost Colony drama, performed on August 18, 1937.
Hold Still, National Parks gallery
A young visitor gets her face painted by an actor from The Lost Colony drama during the Virginia Dare Faire at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site.
Tourist Attraction - The Waterside Theater
Oblique view of the Waterside Theater where The Lost Colony drama is presented during the summer at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site.
Paul Green, National Parks gallery
The playwright Paul Green wrote the original version of The Lost Colony drama.
Presidential Vantage Point - National Parks Gallery
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.