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The Lost Colony of Roanoke
116 English colonists vanished without a trace in 1590 — the only clue was a single carved word: CROATOAN.
In 1587, English colonists established a settlement on Roanoke Island. When their governor returned in 1590 after a three-year delay, the entire colony had vanished, leaving behind only the word "CROATOAN" carved into a post — one of early American history's oldest unsolved mysteries.
~speculative
Quick facts
- →The colonists agreed in advance to carve their destination into a tree if they had to relocate, plus a cross if they'd left under distress.
- →No cross was found — meaning no sign of the agreed distress signal.
- →Archaeologists have found English artifacts mixed with Indigenous material on Hatteras Island, the historical Croatoan territory.
- →Virginia Dare, the first English child born in the Americas, was among the colonists who vanished.
Entities on file
Roanoke Colony (location)
English settlement on Roanoke Island, found completely abandoned in 1590.
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John White (person)
Governor of the Roanoke colony; returned in 1590 to find it abandoned.
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