What happened to Roanoke in 1558?

Answer 1

In 1587 another party of 110 English colonists, including women and children, set sail for the New World, reaching Roanoke Island in July of that year. On August 18, one of the colonists, Eleanor Dare, gave birth to the first English-speaking child in the New World, Virginia Dare. A week later, the baby's grandfather, Capt. John White, was forced to return to England for badly needed supplies. Due to Spanish attacks on England, White was waylayed in England for three years, and when he returned to Roanoke Island in 1590 there was no sign of his granddaughter or the other colonists. Their houses were gone, and the only sign of human presence was the letters "CRO" and "CROATOAN" carved on two trees. This led some people to believe that the colonists had sought the help of the Croatoan Indians on Hatteras Island, but they were not there. The fate of the lost colonists is as much a mystery today as it was then, and their story has been retold in the outdoor drama The Lost Colony since 1937. by leann stollenwerk age 11

Answer 2

The Roanoke Colony, also known as the Lost Colony, was established in 1585 but vanished without a trace by 1590. The fate of the colony and its inhabitants remains a mystery, with theories ranging from assimilation with Native Americans to violent clashes with neighboring tribes.