The Lost Colony aka the Roanoke Colony din't become a colony because everybody in there mysteriously disappeared without a trace. The only clue we have is a word carved into a tree. "Croatoan".
Croatoan
The Lost Colony landed on Roanoke Island in 1587 and John White (father to Eleanor White Dare and Grandfather to the first English child born on American soil, Virginia Dare) came back in 1590 to find no one in the fort and the word CRO carved in a tree. The plan was for the Colonists to go with the Croatoan Indians if they had troubles so it was assumed that is what happened but no one knows for sure what actually happened to the 115 men, women and children. So the Lost Colony has been lost (as of 2014) for 424 years, so far.
The message "Croatoan" was found carved on a tree by Governor John White of the Roanoke Colony. He returned to the colony in 1590 after a three-year absence to find it deserted, with the only clue being this mysterious inscription. The word is believed to refer to the nearby Croatoan Island and the Native American tribe associated with it. The fate of the colonists remains one of American history's enduring mysteries.
They didn't, when people traveled to "check in" on the colony, it was completely abandoned so nobody knows what happened to it. But there was a word carved into a tree, I forget what it was specifically but it was the name of a nearby island. But what happened to the colony is a mystery.
CROATOAN
The word "CROATOAN" was carved into a tree at Roanoke, which is now known as the "Lost Colony" due to the mysterious disappearance of its inhabitants.
The Lost Colony aka the Roanoke Colony din't become a colony because everybody in there mysteriously disappeared without a trace. The only clue we have is a word carved into a tree. "Croatoan".
At Roanoke, where North Carolina, US, now is. The story of the Lost Colony. When John White returned to the colony in 1590, after three years away, he found no sign of anyone, except the letters CRO and CROATOAN, carved on a tree. He never found his daughter and her husband.
Roanoke is famous in the history of America because not only was it the first English colony, the colony also disappeared and all that was left was a carving of the word CROATON in a tree.
The word "Croatoan" was carved into a tree, alongside the letters "CRO," which was the only remnant of the Lost Roanoke colony. This mysterious disappearance in the late 16th century has since intrigued historians and fueled various theories about the fate of the colonists.
"Croatoan" was the word carved into a tree in Roanoke, also known as the "lost colony". It's another word for the Lumbee tribe, or an alternate spelling of "Croatan."
Croatoan
The "Lost Colony" was the Roanoke Island colony, which was founded by John White. He left, and sailed to England, and when he came back, the people had disappeared. There was a name carved into a tree,"Croatan", the name of a tribe nearby. No one has ever been able to decide what happened to them.
Ah, the Lost Colony of Roanoke is a mysterious tale from American history. It was a settlement in the late 16th century that vanished without a trace, leaving behind only the word "Croatoan" carved into a tree. The fate of the colonists remains a puzzle, sparking curiosity and intrigue for centuries to come.
White and the colonists found the settlement abandoned when they returned to Roanoke Island in 1590. The only clues left behind were the word "CROATOAN" carved into a post and "CRO" carved into a nearby tree. The fate of the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke remains a mystery.
The exact fate of the lost colony of Roanoke remains a mystery. In 1587, a group of English settlers established a colony on Roanoke Island, but when supplies ran low, their leader John White returned to England for help. When he finally returned in 1590, the colonists had vanished, leaving behind only the word "Croatoan" carved into a tree. The disappearance of the Roanoke colonists remains unsolved.