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Sir Walter Raleigh founded the Roanoke Colony in what is now North Carolina in 1585 after receiving a royal charter from Queen Elizabeth I. The colony ultimately failed and became known as the "Lost Colony" when all its inhabitants mysteriously disappeared.
Sir Walter Raleigh's settlement was known as Roanoke Colony, also referred to as the Lost Colony.
The English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh founded the first English colony in Virginia in 1584 and named it in honor of Queen Elizabeth I, who was known as the "Virgin Queen." The colony later became part of the wider Virginia territory.
Walter Raleigh founded the Virginia colony in the late 16th century as a way to establish an English presence in North America and to seek new economic opportunities through the exploitation of resources such as timber, fish, and potentially gold. He also hoped to find a passage to Asia through the American continent.
Sir Walter Raleigh attempted to establish a colony in Roanoke Island, off the coast of present-day North Carolina, in the late 16th century. This settlement became known as the "Lost Colony" when its inhabitants mysteriously disappeared.
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Sir Walter Raleigh founded the 'Lost Colony of Roanoke' in 1587.
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The English colonists financed partially by Sir Walter Raleigh, founded the Roanoke Colony.
The Roanoke colony was founded on Roanoke Island in present-day North Carolina in 1585 by Sir Walter Raleigh.
Sir Walter Raleigh was the European explorer who founded the colony at Roanoke Island in 1585.
The Roanoke Colony was actually located in North Carolina, not West Virginia. It was founded by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1585. The fate of the colony remains a mystery, as all its inhabitants disappeared with no trace left behind.