The Lost Colony of Roanoke: America's Oldest Mystery
In 1587, a group of English settlers led by John White established a colony on Roanoke Island, off the coast of present-day North Carolina. The colony, known as the Roanoke Colony, was the first English settlement in the New World. But just three years later, when John White returned from a supply trip to England, the colony had vanished without a trace. There were no signs of struggle, no bodies, and no clues about where the settlers had gone. The only evidence left behind was the word "Croatoan" carved into a post, and the letters "CRO" etched on a tree.
