Two decades before Jamestown, settlers arrived in what is now North Carolina ... The plume from Roanoke Island “put us in good hope that some of the colony were there expecting my return ...

Wikimedia CommonsJohn White’s depiction of his 1590 expedition to Roanoke Island ... founded the colony in modern-day North Carolina in 1587, but the settlement was lost after all its residents ...

Married to Ananias Dare, Eleanor gave birth to Virginia—the first English child born in the New World—shortly after the English colonists landed on Roanoke Island. Did Governor John White’s ...

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 ...

Dive into Lost Colony Tavern on Queen Elizabeth ... One of the biggest draws is the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island. Housing over 2,000 animals across 16 acres, it's the ideal place ...

On the northern tip of Roanoke Island lies Fort Raleigh National Historic ... It is also the site of "The Lost Colony" outdoor stage production, a famed summertime play that tells the story ...