The Roanoke Colony, also known as the Lost Colony, was the first permanent English settlement in the United States.

A group of over 100 colonists settled on North Carolina's Roanoke Island in 1587, led by Sir Walter Raleigh. John White, the governor of the colony, returned to England for supplies in 1587.

The plume from Roanoke Island “put us in good hope ... On returning to England, he found Sir Walter Raleigh, the colony’s wealthy patron, busy organizing a new venture in Ireland.

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The settlement was established in 1612, a mere five years after the founding of the Jamestown colony in Virginia ... by the unpredictable weather. Sir Walter Raleigh warned that Bermuda was ...

In the late 16th century, Sir Walter Raleigh attempted to establish a colony in present ... On his return three years later, he found the colony of Roanoke completely abandoned. Queen Elizabeth I ...

Starting in 1584, Sir Walter Raleigh, under the direction of Queen Elizabeth I, sent soldiers to Roanoke Island on various expeditions. In 1587, the first colony of 117 English civilians ...