Roanoke is an Indian name
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Roanoke
Roanoke was the short lived colony of South Carolina
Roanoke: 1585 but it failed
The English settled Roanoke because they were forced to stop their travel early to avoid the hurricane season. They settled in the first area that they located in their travel, which was the Roanoke area.
Roanoke is named after the Roanoke Native American tribe who were indigenous to the area in Virginia where the city is located.
Roanoke was named after the Roanoke Island in North Carolina, where the first English colony in the New World was established in 1585.
Said to be named after the Algonquian name for shell money
There are three cities named Roanoke in the United States: Roanoke, Virginia; Roanoke, Texas; and Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. Each of these cities has its own unique characteristics and history. Roanoke, Virginia, is the largest and most well-known, while the other two are smaller municipalities.
The Roanoke Colony.
Roanoke is named after the Roanoke River in North Carolina. The exact origin and meaning of the name "Roanoke" is debated, with various theories suggesting it may be derived from Algonquian words meaning "shell" or "place where shell beads are found."
Roanoke Island was named after the Roanoke Native American tribe that inhabited the area when English settlers arrived in the late 16th century. The name "Roanoke" is believed to have originated from the Algonquian language and means "shell money" or "white beads."
Roanoke Island is on the Outer Banks of the Coast of North Carolina. It is named after the Roanoke Carolina Algonquians, a tribe of Native Americans that inhabited the area when the first English explorers arrived in the 16th century.
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Sir Walter Raleigh
John White was the Governor of the 1587 colony which attempted to settle on Roanoke Island, even though they were supposed to go to the Chesapeake Bay area. He was not the founder of Roanoke Island.
None, it was named for Sir Walter Raleigh, who never set foot on American soil. It was named for him because he chartered the expedition to the Lost Colony on Roanoke Island.