Sunday, February 24, 2013

The Lost Colony


            One unsolved mystery that has always fascinated me is disappearance of the Roanoke colonists.  After settling the island, John White left for England to get supplies for the new colony and was unable to return for three years due to the conflict between England and Spain.  When he finally arrived, he found the entire colony had vanished.  The only clue was the word “CROATOAN” carved into a post at the fort.  Many historians believe that the colonists moved to the nearby island inhabited by the Croatoan Indians, but no evidence was ever found.

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