Record #:

24651

Author(s):

Powell, William S.

Abstract:

The author highlights the Roanoke explorations, Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618), and the first colonists on Roanoke Island, with special attention paid to a relatively unknown member of the exploration party, Edward Gorges, who sailed to the Island in 1585 with Sir Richard Granville.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 26 Issue 24, May 1959, p7-8, por

Subject(s):

Roanoke Colony; Roanoke Island--History; Raleigh, Sir Walter, 1552-1618