The story of the lost Roanoke Colony is a great American mystery that continues to this day. Remembering the name Roanoke suggests a wide array of theories, opinions, and, as you might expect, stories. Before the settlement of the famous Jacobitown and the stories of a native named Squanto helping the foreigners, before the alleged […]
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The Roanoke Colony was the first English settlement in America. disappeared The mystery of the lost colony of Roanoke Island has eluded society for hundreds of years. The group of colonists in North America disappeared with hardly a trace, and no one had a glimpse of their definite existence for centuries. Many theories about the […]
When you think of beaches on the east coast it’s quite possible you think about Florida. It’s true that most of Florida is on some body of water, whether it’s the Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico but head just a bit north and you’ll discover the beaches of the Carolinas on up to […]
Imagine returning to the site of what was once a thriving colony of settlers only to find the village abandoned with no trace of the inhabitants. This happened on John White’s Island at Roanoke. The circumstances surrounding the removal of the Roanoke colony is one of the greatest mysteries in American history. By 1587, England […]
The colony of Jacobopolis was the first English settlement in America. Everyone in elementary school has read about Captain John Smith and the famous Indian princess Pocahontas. However, in the past, many people do not know the importance of the English colonies in America. Pliny calls the lost colonies. The Roanoke Colony was and its […]
Sir Walter Raleigh was born about 1554 near Budleigh Salterton in Devonshire, England. He was a soldier, poet, historian, scientist, and explorer. Raleigh’s birth near the sea turned his thoughts to adventure at an early age. He fought in the wars with France in his youth, and attended Oriel College in Oxford. He soon won […]
Being a native of North Carolina I like to read up on my state’s history. Part of North Carolina’s history is a few famous people who have been born here. Now it isn’t a huge state so the list of famous people born in North Carolina, is not large but it IS distinguished. I will […]
Roanoke Island is a place of history as the English first settled there in 1585. But the mystery of what happened to hundreds of colonists is still not solved. Sir Walter Raleigh had sent a hundred men to Roanoke Island to see the place where the English long ships could be. to repair the war […]