Record #:

9271

Author(s):

Street, Julia M.

Abstract:

In 1585, Sir Walter Raleigh sent Sir Richard Grenville and Ralph Lane to explore the New World. The 108 men landed on Roanoke Island in North Carolina where they would celebrate the first English Christmas.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 46 Issue 7, Dec 1978, p23-24, il

Subject(s):

Christmas--Roanoke Island