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Roanoke Island

Roanoke Island is an island in Dare County near the coast of North Carolina, United States. It was named after the historical Roanoke Carolina Algonquian people who inhabited the area in the 16th century at the time of English exploration....

Timeline of Events

1584

6.4.1584

Sir Walter Raleigh establishes the first English colony on Roanoke Island, old Virginia (now North Carolina).

1586

6.19.1586

English colonists leave Roanoke Island, N.C., after failing to establish England's first permanent settlement in America.

1587

2.1.1587

The Colony of Roanoke Island is established by the landing of Sir Walter Raleigh. This Colony would become known as the "Lost Colony"

7.22.1587

Colony of Roanoke: a second group of English settlers arrives on Roanoke Island off North Carolina to re-establish the deserted colony.