Wikimedia CommonsJohn White’s depiction of his 1590 expedition to Roanoke Island, when he discovered that the colony had disappeared. Now, recently-unearthed evidence may shed light on what ...

The plume from Roanoke Island “put us in good hope that some of the colony were there expecting my return out of England,” he wrote later. Three years had passed since the governor had set out ...

The tourist said he found the stone about 50 miles inland from Roanoke Island ... discovery on the 350th anniversary of the Lost Colony. Soon after, a Georgia stonecutter found more than three ...

On North Carolina's gorgeous and touristy Roanoke Island, there is a quaint coastal town where you can find a cozy place to ...

From the sunken city of Shicheng to the supposed ruins of the Roanoke colony, the many tendrils of our planet’s marine majority have hidden numerous chapters of humanity’s history beneath ...

English colonists arriving on Roanoke Island in 1587 find the fort built years before deserted. Soon after members of the colony begin to die in horrible ways. Leader Before returning to England ...

Based on real events, the story of an isolated island colony called Roanoke. When its governor John White leaves for a trip to England he puts his pregnant daughter Eleanor in charge, but his return ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. The legend of the Lost Colony of Roanoke has haunted American history for centuries. In July 1587, a British colonist named John White ...