The Outer Banks of North Carolina are barrier islands with 125 miles of shoreline on the Atlantic Ocean. The strong current and winds have caused many shipwrecks along the years. A trip to the Outer Banks is really worthwhile. The area is rich in history and has a unique culture. Clapboard buildings on stilts that […]
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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 […]
Many people are growing their own grapes to make wine, jams, and jellies. If you live in the south eastern section of the U.S., then the scuppernong grape, which is a muscadine grape variety, may be the one to grow. This grape often grows where other grapes fail. The U.S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zones […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]