Appointed governor of the fledgling Roanoke colony by Sir Walter Raleigh, White was returning from England with desperately needed supplies. NG MAPS But when he stepped ashore on August 18, 1590 ...

Lost Roanoke Colonists ROANOKE-2-popup.jpg map from British Museum. ... The Roanoke Colony was an attempt by the British to establish a permanent settlement in what is today’s Dare County, ...

What is the Lost Colony of Roanoke? In 1587, under the leadership of John White, more than 115 English settlers—including men, women and children—established a colony on Roanoke Island.

What was lost is now found. Researchers believe they might have cracked the case of the lost colony of Roanoke — a great American mystery that has eluded historians for centuries. The caper ...

What was lost is now found. Researchers believe they might have cracked the case of the lost colony of Roanoke — a great American mystery that has eluded historians for centuries. The caper ...

Here are 13 facts about the origins and demise of Roanoke Island’s hapless colony—and several theories about where its inhabitants may have ended up. 1. Sir Walter Raleigh kickstarted the ...

A mystery surrounding a 16th century North Carolina colony may be one step closer to being solved, thanks to a new investigation on a 425-year-old map.

One of the most interesting clues emerged in 2012 when the British Museum analyzed White’s coastal maps for the First Colony Foundation, a research nonprofit. 21st-century imaging techniques ...

Art World Archaeologists May Have Finally Solved the Mystery of the Disappearance of Roanoke’s Lost Colony. The fate of Roanoke's 115 settlers has been a mystery for centuries.

A map drawn by the colony's governor includes a patch covering the symbol of a fort located 50 miles inland from Roanoke Island. Researchers say they've discovered evidence of Lost Colony ...

A British Museum photograph of the map of Roanoke. This week, The Bookshelf features novelist Ed Gray, of Lyme, New Hampshire. The fate of the “Lost Colony” of Roanoke has puzzled historians ...