Record #:

34554

Author(s):

Busbee, Jaques

Abstract:

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.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 9 Issue 4, April 1910, p223-231

Subject(s):

Hatteras Island--History; Roanoke Colony