It all began in 1587 when more than a hundred English colonists landed on Roanoke Island, off the coast of what is now North Carolina. This would have been the first permanent English settlement in ...

Archaeologists with the First Colony Foundation uncovered fragments of 16th-century English pottery in Bertie County, North Carolina, believed to belong to survivors of the “Lost Colony” of Roanoke.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The Lost Colony of Roanoke is one of the United States ...

The mystery has captured the attention of historical enthusiasts for countless years Stock Montage/Getty The "Lost Colony" of Roanoke is one of America's longest-enduring mysteries Over 100 settlers ...

BUXTON, N.C. (WAVY) — Many in our region have heard about the Lost Colony, either through books or the well-known play. It speaks of the first English colony to settle on Roanoke Island. A small group ...

Whatever happened to the lost colonists of Roanoke, Virginia? The answer to one of America’s longest and most puzzling questions is now in a new book. In “The Lost Colony and Hatteras Island,” author ...

A new book aims to settle a centuries-old question of what happened to a group of English colonists. Archaeologists said that its theory was plausible but that more evidence was needed. By Alan Yuhas ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Before the Revolution, even before Jamestown, an English colony was established in what is now North ...