Lost Colony of Roanoke found, book says

[TexasTowelie]

OUTER BANKS, N.C. (WAVY) – It’s one of America’s oldest unsolved mysteries: What happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke?

The puzzle draws experts from all over the world to the remote Outer Banks of North Carolina. After a decade of research, a group of researchers believe they know what happened.

Twenty years before Jamestown, Sir Walter Raleigh made two attempts at founding the first permanent English colony in North America. The first in 1585 ended in failure. The second attempt two years later is clouded in mystery.

In August of 1587, 115 people crossed the Atlantic, settling on Roanoke Island in present-day Manteo. This voyage was the first to bring women and children. A very pregnant Eleanor Dare made the journey. Her daughter, Virginia Dare, was the first English child born in the “New World.” She’s the namesake for Dare County.

Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/lost-colony-of-roanoke-found-book-says/

[MLAA]

1. Very interesting, thanks for posting.

[TexasTowelie]

4. You're welcome.

I think they may have found the plausible solution to this 400-year-old mystery.

[MLAA]

5. Now those folks sit love their jobs!

[underpants]

2. No real mystery. They were starving so they joined the natives.

[Dem2theMax]

3. Well there goes the claim that my dad's ancestors were here first.

Paternal line goes back to Jamestown.

This was a fascinating article. Thank you so much for posting it. Have already shared it with cousins.

[TexasTowelie]

6. You're welcome and I'm always glad to share.

I remember reading about the Lost Colony back when I was a child.

[Dem2theMax]

7. Now I want to get the book.

Sounds like it would be a very interesting read.

[littlemissmartypants]

8. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks so much for your many contributions to the NC group over the years. This one is particularly interesting. I love history and you too, TT. Thanks again.

❤ lmsp

[TexasTowelie]

9. Hello lmsp,

Although I was a math/science guy, I was always interested in history and managed to start college with 3 hours of history credit that I earned on the CLEP exams.

I avoided taking many humanities courses in college because I have the awful habit of being a procrastinator (particularly when it comes to writing). There were also so many great writers at the liberal arts university I attended that I would have been an "average" student if I had majored in the humanities.

I knew that not many people would have seen the story since it is from an Austin television station, but I also recognized how many people would be interested so I'm glad that I could share the article among my fellow DUers.