County History: DareRegion: Coastal Quick Facts County seat: Manteo, NCPopulation: ~37,009 (2019 estimate)Dare county website People and Biographies Notable individuals from nursing history. Bessie Catherine Draper (1904-1976): Public health nurse serving Dare County from 1940-1962.Dorothy Drinkwater (1940s): Veteran's administration nurse in Manteo, NC during World War II. (Newspapers clippings about Dorothy Drinkwater: Kecoughtan Nurse Offers First Aid to Malay Seamen (The Daily Press, p.10. Jan 21, 1942) and Manteo Girl Retired From Nursing Service (unknown publication, circa 1944).)Anne Eliza Lamb (1897- ): Public health nurse from Dare County. An interview conducted with Lamb for Jane Phyler's, MSN, master's thesis in 1980 is available through UNC's Wilson Library digital collections. Compiled by: Phoebe Pollitt
