It is believed to be the destination of the settlers of the abandoned Roanoke Island Settlement, but this has never been confirmed.
Croatoan
One might use "Croatoan" to mean "mysterious" but it would depend on context. "Croatoan"doesn't have a standard dictionary definition. "Croatoan" was the word carved into an abandoned fort where the Roanoke colony had been. The colony was formed in 1587 and abandoned mysteriously sometime before August 1590. No one really knows what happened to them. There was a local tribe of native Americans called the "Croatans" (only one "O") so one theory is that the colonists were absorbed by that tribe.
The only clue left at Roanoke was the word "Croatoan" carved into a tree.
Croatoan
Croatoan (:
One might use "Croatoan" to mean "mysterious" but it would depend on context. "Croatoan"doesn't have a standard dictionary definition. "Croatoan" was the word carved into an abandoned fort where the Roanoke colony had been. The colony was formed in 1587 and abandoned mysteriously sometime before August 1590. No one really knows what happened to them. There was a local tribe of native Americans called the "Croatans" (only one "O") so one theory is that the colonists were absorbed by that tribe.
CROATOAN
The word "Croatoan" was found carved into a post at the Roanoke colony, suggesting that the settlers may have relocated to Croatoan Island, now known as Hatteras Island. The fate of the Roanoke colony remains a mystery.
The lost settlers wrote "croatoan."Hey it's not right it's write they wrote CRO witch I don't know what it stands for.
They disappeared without leaving any trace of them except the inscription "Croatoan" carved on a trunk of a tree.
The answer is unknown. If you do not like my answer look it up some other place. They just disappeared when the others came back. The only clue was Croatoan carved in a tree. They might have gone to the island Croatoan and maybe they never made it. This is just a guess.
Croatoan is what people believe but it is not known for sure yet and probably will never be figured out!