Roanoke Island Camps, in Manteo North Carolina, was in operation from 1946 to the early 1970s and was located on Airport Road at the present-day site of the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island and the Manteo Airport. The camp site was contructed in the early 1940s, shortly before the United States' involvement in World War II, and was used as a Navy barracks during the war. After the war, the barracks were converted to a camp site. It hosted a number of different organizations from all over North Carolina, such as 4-H, Girl Scouts of America, Boy Scouts of America, developmentally challenged groups, as well as football camps. It was also used to house members ofThe Lost Colony outdoor ... (more below)
Roanoke Island Camps Records
33MSS-87
1946 - 1973
English
Roanoke Island Camps, in Manteo North Carolina, was in operation from 1946 to the early 1970s and was located on Airport Road at the present-day site of the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island and the Manteo Airport. The camp site was contructed in the early 1940s, shortly before the United States' involvement in World War II, and was used as a Navy barracks during the war. After the war, the barracks were converted to a camp site. It hosted a number of different organizations from all over North Carolina, such as 4-H, Girl Scouts of America, Boy Scouts of America, developmentally challenged groups, as well as football camps. It was also used to house members of The Lost Colony outdoor drama.
The Roanoke Island Camps Records contain correspondence, insurance claims, invoices, tax returns, payroll records, bank statements, and canceled checks.For current information on the location ofthese materials, please consult the Outer Banks History Center.
Roanoke Island Camps, Inc.
Outer Banks History Center
This collection is arranged into seven main series: Correspondence, Invoices, Bank and Financial Documents, Tax Documents, Insurance Documents, Organizational Papers, Employee Papers.
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Roanoke Island Camps, in Manteo North Carolina, was in operation from 1946 to the early 1970s and was located on Airport Road at the present-day site of the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island and the Manteo Airport. The camp site was contructed in the early 1940s, shortly before the United States' involvement in World War II, and was used as a Navy barracks during the war. After the war, the barracks were converted to a camp site. It hosted a number of different organizations from all over North Carolina, such as 4-H, Girl Scouts of America, Boy Scouts of America, developmentally challenged groups, as well as football camps. It was also used to house members of The Lost Colony outdoor drama.
Roanoke Island Camps, in Manteo North Carolina, was in operation from 1946 to the early 1970s and was located on Airport Road at the present-day site of the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island and the Manteo Airport. The camp site was contructed in the early 1940s, shortly before the United States' involvement in World War II, and was used as a Navy barracks during the war. After the war, the barracks were converted to a camp site. It hosted a number of different organizations from all over North Carolina, such as 4-H, Girl Scouts of America, Boy Scouts of America, developmentally challenged groups, as well as football camps. It was also used to house members of The Lost Colony outdoor drama.
[Identification of item], 33MSS-87, Roanoke Island Camps Records, Outer Banks History Center, Manteo, N.C., U.S.A.
These papers came from the Dare County Courthouse.
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The Roanoke Island Camps Records contain materials related to Roanoke Island Camps, Inc. Among the records included are correspondence, invoices, camp reservation records, payroll records, bank statements, canceled checks, insurance claims, and tax returns.
This collection is arranged into seven main series: Correspondence, Invoices, Bank and Financial Documents, Tax Documents, Insurance Documents, Organizational Papers, Employee Papers.
The Roanoke Island Camps Records contain materials related to Roanoke Island Camps, Inc. Among the records included are correspondence, invoices, camp reservation records, payroll records, bank statements, canceled checks, insurance claims, and tax returns.