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for "Roanoke Colony"
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20062
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This article examines the history of the Fort Raleigh site, the Roanoke Colony, also known as the \"Lost Colony\" and the establishment of the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Museum in 1940. Two glossy-print reprints of original John White maps are included in the article.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 20 Issue 1, Jan 1943,
p22-42, il, f
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21595
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An examination of Sir Walter Raleigh's first colony at Roanoke to trace the details of early Anglo-Indian exchange. Because the colony lasted for so short a period of time, because it existed over an extremely limited geographic area, and because this European presence did not result in domination and eradication of Indian peoples in this area, Roanoke allows for the close compass examination of the nature of Anglo-Indian relations in their infancy.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 76 Issue 4, Oct 1999,
p367-390, il, por, map, f
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34554
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This article draws on the written histories of the English explorers who visited Roanoke Island in 1584 and 1587 to investigate the fate of the lost colony. Hatorask, or Hatteras banks, was the home of Manteo and the Croatan which indicated to explorers that it was a potential destination for Roanoke residents. Local oral history suggests Hatteras residents are the descendants of the Croatan and English colonists.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 9 Issue 4, April 1910,
p223-231
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11498
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Fort Raleigh, along with other historic buildings associated with Walter Raleigh's colony on Roanoke Island, will be rebuilt, using the most precise records available. The $20,000 expenditure was approved by the State Administrator of Civil Works.
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34616
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A pre-colonial site has been identified using a map from John White, one of the first explorers to the New World and the one who found the Croatan message from the Lost Colony. Speculating that this mark could pertain to the Lost Colony, archaeologists have begun digging in the area now called Site X, exposing colonial-era artifacts. These artifacts can now be seen at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.
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40904
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The Lost Colony Center for Science and Research’s director supports a less popular theory for the Roanoke Colony’s fate. Fred Willard doesn't support the conventional theories: they succumbed to starvation or became massacre victims. His quest for truth has also led to this possibility: the presence of colonists’ surnames in Eastern North Carolina families claiming a Native American heritage suggests they moved inland and integrated.
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Lost Colony; Roanoke Colony; Roanoke Island; Roanoke Island--History; Roanoke Colony--theories about colonists' disappearance--Fred Willard ; Roanoke Colony--theories about disappearance of colonists; Lost Colony Center for Science and Research (Williamston); Croatan Indians--Manteo; White, John,1540-1593; Dare, Eleanor--Dare Stones--Edenton; Signet ring--Buxton--Joyner Library Special Collections ; Raleigh, Walter, 1552-1618; Roanoke Colony--theories about colonists' disappearance--Charles Ewen; Roanoke Colony--excavation sites--Chowan River; Roanoke Colony--excavation sites--Buxton; Roanoke Colony--excavation sites--David Phelps
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14397
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Bond presents an interesting historical sketch of Mann's Harbor better known as Croatan, or, the 'Lost Colony,' following the failed settlement attempt. Other attempts were made to settle this area including, Captain Charlie Mann's early successful endeavor. The article describes the settlers of Captain Mann's expedition, their difficult lives in the new colonies, and the population of Mann's Harbor in 1949.
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31310
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Beginning in early March, the “Raleigh and Roanoke” exhibition will be at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh to commemorate the Roanoke Voyages of 1584-1597. The voyages, sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh, brought the first English settlers of America to what are now the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The exhibit showcases 157 artifacts and documents from seventeen different international depositories.
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38258
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Described by the author and displayed in photographs by Patrick Schneider is a Waterside Theatre performance of Paul Green’s The Lost Colony. Words and pictures collaboratively explain the enduring mystique of his play and the Roanoke Island colonists’ story.
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Waterside Theatre (Manteo); Manteo; Green, Paul Eliot, 1894-1981; The Lost Colony (Play); Roanoke Colony; Roanoke Island--History; Raleigh, Walter, 1552-1618; Long, William Ivey, 1947-; Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945; Griffith, Andy, 1926-2012; Dare, Virginia, b. 1587-?; Borden, John; Manteo--Description and travel; Wanchese--Indian Chief
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28858
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The outdoor drama, The Lost Colony, has been running in North Carolina since 1937. The Lost Colony blends music, dance, drama and history to commemorate important events. The drama is performed outdoors to depict a realistic experience close to history.
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1585
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East Carolina University's Institute for Historical and Cultural Research has added a new branch, the Roanoke Colonies Research Office, which will study a variety of subjects connected with the first attempted English settlement in the New World.
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41119
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20697
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This article details the results of a research project conducted by William S. Powell to uncover the biographies of the Roanoke colonists and explorers. Information on why, how, and where Powell's research was conducted is provided throughout the article, and a brief review of explorations and attempts at settlement on the NC coast between 1584 and 1590 is also provided. Powell found biographical information on 278 colonists in his research, and offers a few examples of his discoveries in the remaining pages.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 34 Issue 2, April 1957,
p202-226, f
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35878
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Roanoke was getting ready for its quadricentennial celebration. Part of the preparation: building a replica of the ship that brought the colonists ashore and Lost Colony Center near Waterside Theatre. As for the celebration, flora and fauna paintings of disappeared colonist John White was being remembered as much as the disappearance itself.
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28844
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Merry Hill in northeastern North Carolina will soon be home to one of the state’s next great golf destinations. It is also the location of Scotch Hall Preserve, which was recently linked to the Lost Colony mystery. Research revealed that Sir Walter Raleigh had his eye on the Merry Hill area as the site of the first English settlement in the New World.
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