Record #:

4343

Author(s):

Hudson, Joseph l.; Wood, Richard A.

Abstract:

No one knows why the Roanoke Island colonists mysteriously disappeared. A number of theories abound as to the fate of the Lost Colony, including destruction from a hurricane; drought in the early stages of the colony as evidenced by a study of tree rings; massacre by hostile Native Americans; and attack from the Spanish who were at war with England.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 67 Issue 6, Nov 1999, p122-124, 126-128, il

Subject(s):

Roanoke Colony; Roanoke Island--History