The roanoke colony is a true story. Croatan - the mystery of the vanished colony

England- great country. Thanks to her, the world will know what is football and bagpipes, and their scientists are famous all over the world for their crazy experiments and discoveries. But at the same time, the country is an invader. In its "golden" years, it had many colonies at its disposal, located both in Africa, as well as in America. most mysterious and real story happened to the colony on the American Roanoke Island.
It's only the beginning…
The discoverers of the colony were scientists and travelers. At the end of the sixteenth century, roanoke island a ship arrived loaded with various provisions and equipment for exploring the island. About a hundred people led by Ralph Lane started doing research. In addition, the purpose of their expedition was to colonize the island with the subsequent resettlement of the people. England.

At first things went well for the first six months. But then food supplies began to dry up, and the indigenous people of the island, the Indians, were unhappy with the actions of the researchers. Scientists were waiting for the ship, which was supposed to come from their homeland and bring food supplies. And even after a long time, the ship did not come. Francis Drake happened to be on the island. He returned to England after skirmishes with the Spaniards. Navigator without any problems he allowed his compatriots to board his ship and return home.

The Golden Hind - Francis Drake's Ship

Efforts Continue
A couple of weeks after the first British set foot on the island, the long-awaited ship with food and the first settlers arrives on Roanoke. Unfortunately they had to do it all over again. And the ship went back for other people.

In the end of April 1587 year, a ship with more than a hundred people and their governor arrives on the island. But the situation on Roanoke they didn't like it at all. Not only are all the fortifications of the island wiped off the face of the earth, there is also no one alive. Most likely, the Indians simply decided to destroy the people encroaching on their territory. Of those settlers who remained on the island, none was found. Only body parts of one of them were found in the ravine.

Of course, we had to pack up and leave with islands. But the decision was made: here you need to stay. More than a hundred people are starting to explore the island again, and the ship leaves for their homeland for food. It was much more difficult for people to survive on this expedition. sow wheat they would not have time, and it was almost impossible to exchange any things with the Indians.

Governor promised the settlers that he would return in eight months. But this was prevented by the war with Spain, which was successfully won. Thus, the head of the colonists returned to the island three years later, breaking his promise. He was in total shock when he discovered Roanoke completely empty. More than a hundred people are missing. No one has been able to find any evidence that the colonists were killed. The only clue was the abbreviation "CRO" carved on wood. It could only mean one thing Croatoan. This is an island nearby. But even there the missing people could not be found.

What happened?
Only a decade later, it was decided to find out what happened to the colony. Samuel Mays- head of the next expedition to Roanoke. It differs from others in that the ship belonged to a famous person who promised to pay salaries to sailors, which, of course, strengthened the interests of sailors. But, unfortunately, the ship never reached the island, as a strong storm was approaching, capable of wiping the explorers' ship off the face of the Earth. There is only one output- return to home England. Upon arrival, the head of the expedition was arrested, which meant only one thing - no one else would go to the island.

There are several hypotheses regarding the loss of the colony.
1. After talking with a tribe of Indians on Roanoke Island it was found out that they are friendly people who do not want evil fair-skinned. According to them, the colonists decided that they were not comfortable here, and the lands here were infertile. So there is only one way out- move on, to the center of the mainland. Which is what was done.
2. Some scientists say that the colonists were simply resettled and all the buildings were destroyed. The leader on the island said that the destruction of the colony lies on his shoulders. He did this for one simple reason - people who arrived on Island, refused to have friendly ties with the indigenous population.

3. Another version says that the colonists who arrived were not able to wait for the ship with food, so they tried to go home to England on their own. Failed attempt- all died.
4. One of the famous historians claims that the colony was simply destroyed by the Spaniards. But many consider this version to be erroneous, since it is precisely Spain helped in the search lost colony.

Excavations continue

Roanoke Colony is an English colony on the island of the same name in Dare County (now North Carolina, USA), founded by Sir Walter Raleigh under Queen Elizabeth I in order to create the first permanent English settlement in North America.

There were several attempts to establish a colony. The first group of settlers had to endure a difficult time: unfamiliar territory, harsh winter, dwindling food supplies. In addition, the colonists were in close proximity to the aggressive Indians, constantly repelling their attacks.

Having lived on the island for winter and spring, people decided to return to England. In June 1586, the colonists left Roanoke, but a few weeks after their departure, the colonists landed on the island. a new group brave men of fifteen who fully supported the idea of ​​extending the power of England in the New World.

In 1587, Sir Rowley made another attempt to colonize the New World by sending a second group of settlers to the Americas. The group was led by John White, who had already visited Roanoke Island. He was instructed to move the settlement from the island to the shores of Chesapeake Bay. But the sailors refused to take people further than Roanoke Island, and when on June 22, 1587, 150 colonists, including 11 children, landed on the island, but he met them with deathly silence. 15 people left on the island a year ago have disappeared.

Settling in a new place, the settlers found a clear lack of tools, food and other vital things. John White agreed to return to England for the necessary equipment and left the island a week later. Due to a number of problems, he managed to return to Roanoke only after 4 years.

The island was deserted. Another 150 people are missing. White found only the word “Croatoan” carved on a tree (according to another version, only “Cro” was written), the name of an island located 80 km to the south and inhabited by Indians.

Before his departure, John White agreed with the colonists that if they had to leave the island, they would carve the name of the place where they would go on a tree. And in case of any danger, under the name of the new place of the colony, they will carve a cross. There was no cross under the carved inscription.

Maybe the "threat symbol" did not have time to apply? But not a drop of blood, not a strand of hair, not a piece of clothing - no traces of a struggle could be found. Everything indicated that there was no sudden attack on the colony. The search for graves in the vicinity also did not bring any results. Everything pointed to the fact that people left Roanoke voluntarily.

The version that the colonists intermarried with the local tribes is absurd. Why did civilized people need to join the savage Indians? Yes, and English ships visited Roanoke for many years and explored the surrounding islands, as well as lands on the mainland, trying to find traces of the colonists. Unsuccessfully.

It is also interesting that the Indians worshiped the god Croatan (reaper of souls), from which the name of the island "Croatoan" came from, where they lived. The Indians believed that this incorporeal being lived among them and could inhabit any body. Once a year, a "helper" was brought to Croatan, a strong warrior who was placed in a locked hut with a ritual altar. When the hut was unlocked in the morning, neither the warrior nor his traces were found.

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There are mysteries that are destined to remain unsolved for a long time. One of them - the fate of the vanished English colony of Roanoke. It was founded in 1587 in what is now North Carolina and consisted of over a hundred men, women and children.

All the colonists mysteriously disappeared - and for several centuries no one can understand what fate befell the people. This story has become one of the legends of America, and the key to its solution has not yet been found.

Self-proclaimed governor

Roanoke is considered the second British colony in America. True, the first of them existed for only a few weeks.

In 1578, the first colonial expedition headed by the famous navigator Humphrey Gilbert set off to the shores of the New World. However, due to storms, the ships had to return to England. The new expedition reached its cherished goal only in 1583. Arriving on the island of Newfoundland, Gilbert founded the small colony of St. John's there and declared himself its governor.

Later, the British tried to survey the area south of St. John's. During the journey, one ship was lost, and with the rest, Gilbert decided to return to England. Unfortunately, they were never able to cross the ocean; near the Azores, Gilbert's ship leaked and sank with the crew.

First disappearance

The next expedition was led by Humphrey Gilbert's brother, Walter Raleigh. In 1584 the British landed on american island Roanoke and explored the area for several weeks, visiting neighboring islands and the mainland. They returned to Britain with samples of flora and fauna, and also brought with them two natives. Both Indians voluntarily agreed to sail with the white people and were presented to Queen Elizabeth.

In honor of Her Majesty, Raleigh named this part of North America Virginia (from the Latin virgo - "maiden"). Information about the wealth of the New World impressed the courtiers and trading companies. For outstanding services to the crown, Walter Raleigh was awarded the title of knight and permission to establish a colony in the New World for 10 years.

On April 9, 1585, an all-male expedition set off for America and reached its shores in July. About 80 people were left on the island of Roanoke to create a British colony and began to settle in a new place. The colonists had a very hard time: unfamiliar territory, harsh winter, meager food supplies. In the end, having survived the winter and spring, people decided to return to England - and in June 1586 they left the colony, leaving 15 soldiers on the island.

In 1587 a large group of new settlers arrived in the colony, led by John White, appointed by the Queen as the new governor. Among the English were White's pregnant daughter named Eleanor and her husband.

The Roanoke colony greeted the new arrivals with silence. 15 soldiers left a year ago have disappeared. The fortifications were destroyed, the houses were overgrown with vines and ivy. No traces of the inhabitants, except for the remains of one person, could not be found. Everything pointed to the fact that the former inhabitants left this place many months ago. However, the colonists who sailed landed on the island, which was supposed to be their new homeland.

And less than a month after this event, Elinor had a daughter, who was named Virginia. This was the first British child born on American soil.

The hardships of the life of the colonists

Settling in a new place, the settlers realized that they lacked a lot: tools, seeds for crops, weapons, but most importantly, gunpowder and supplies. Relations with the Indians were spoiled due to the behavior of the British who lived here earlier. White realized that he urgently needed to sail to England for provisions and the necessary property. He simply had no other choice. He left one of the three ships to the settlers and left the colony, promising to return in seven to eight months.

Before sailing, John White agreed with the colonists that if they had to leave the island, they would carve the name of the place where they would go on a tree - and in case of any danger, a cross would be carved under the name of the new place of the colony. The leadership of the people in the absence of the governor was entrusted to his son-in-law.

In addition, the governor secretly took out several chests with expensive personal belongings from the house and buried them in a trench near the fort, hoping to get them after his return.

On August 28, 1587, the day John White sailed, 90 men, 17 women, and 11 children, among whom was the newborn Virginia, remained on the island. Nobody has seen them since.

Without a trace

John White's attempts to quickly return to the colonists were thwarted by the war with Spain. His ships approached the shores of the Roanoke colony only three years later - on August 18, 1590.

However, there were no colonists on the island. The fort turned out to be empty, its fortifications were carefully dismantled (most likely for further transportation). Not a single thing was found that, in the event of a sudden flight, could be forgotten or lost.

Everything indicated that the inhabitants of the colony had carefully prepared for their departure. No signs of a struggle or battle were found. The ship and boats are gone. The chests that White had buried before sailing survived, but were rotten from the weather.

The only clue capable of shedding light on the fate of the colonists was a message carved on the tree indicated by White. It consisted of one word "Cro". There was no cross under the inscription. Two buried skeletons were also found. White suggested that the settlers moved to the island of Croatoan, located 45 miles south - but they were not there either.

What happened to people?

Until recently, historians were at a loss: what happened to people? Were they killed? But who: Spaniards or Indians? Or, perhaps, in order to survive, they voluntarily went to the tribes on the mainland?

Searches in the area surrounding the colony did not lead to anything. None of the Indians knew anything (or did not want to talk) about the missing white people.

Along with the settlers, pets also disappeared - White's people could not find a single dog or chicken. As a result, a dispatch was sent to the queen with the conclusion:

“They couldn’t just disappear without leaving a trace. The devil took them." The disappearance of the settlers of Roanoke Island is considered one of the main mysteries in the history of mankind.

Versions of historians

Scientists have made many guesses about the fate of the colonists, but none of the theories has been proven.

The version that the Indians sacrificed white people to their gods did not hold water - the local tribes did not have the custom to make human sacrifices. And most importantly: if the Indians took the British prisoner, why then, having cut out the word, the colonists did not cut out the cross - as a sign of the danger threatening them?

The assumption that the settlers went by ship to another place and drowned seemed doubtful due to the fact that completely inexperienced sailors remained on the island, who would hardly have dared to cross the ocean. Perhaps the colonists could have been killed by the Spaniards fighting the British. A few decades later, it turned out that the Spaniards really sailed to the shores of the colony in 1588 - but there was no one there.

An epidemic claimed the lives of the colonists? But then where did the bodies of the dead go? Did a foreign Indian tribe capture the settlers and take them deep into the mainland? Historian John Lawson studied the life of the Hatteras Indians in 1709, and they said that some of their ancestors were white people.

Individual representatives of this tribe had gray eyes that are not found in other Indians. In addition, their names resembled European ones, and words from in English. Thanks to Lawson's research, it was this version that, until recently, seemed the most plausible.

But it also raised questions: why did the colonists leave an indication on the island to move to one place, while they themselves sailed in a completely different direction? And why haven’t any material traces of white settlers been found in the Hatteras tribe: tools, weapons, books, household items?

Wanderers in the ocean

More recently, studying the circumstances of the death of the inhabitants of another English colony, Jamestown, scientists have put forward another version of the fate of the disappeared inhabitants of Roanoke. By analyzing the width of tree growth rings, biologists from the University of Arkansas recreated a picture of the climate in Virginia at that time. It turned out that in 1587-1589 there was a severe drought there.

As a result, famine was bound to begin in the colony - and people, seeing no other way out, could take the risk of heading back to England on the small ships they had. It is possible that the exhausted crew simply died on the way, and the ships sank during a storm or turned into "flying Dutchmen" roaming the ocean with the dead on board.

Now the former colony of Roanoke is one of the popular places to visit. Tourists come to look at the ruins of the fort and the preserved tree with a carved inscription in order to try to answer the main question on their own: where did the people go?

Nikolai MIKHAILOV

Croatan - a lost colony

Today at Roadside Bar we're going to talk about secrets.
In our world, where, it would seem, everything has already been explored and discovered, in fact, there is still a lot of mystery.
There is, for example, the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle.
Everyone knows about him, of course.
There is Loch Ness with the legendary Nessie, also widely known.
In America, too, there is something similar: this is Lake Champlain. There is also a terrible underwater monster that scares tourists, guards the smugglers' treasure, which rests at the bottom.
Soon we will talk in detail about this monster and find out what kind of treasure it guards.
There are other mysteries that are destined to remain unsolved, for example, the mystery of the disappeared colony of Roanoke Island.
The English colony, which in 1587 he founded in North Carolina, on an island at the entrance to Albemarle Bay, Sir Walter Reilly and which numbered more than a hundred men, women and children, mysteriously disappeared and to this day no one can understand how this happened and what fate befell the people.
No clue has been found, and the story of the vanished colony has become one of America's legends.

This story happened a long time ago, many years ago.
Queen Elizabeth 1 considered colonies in North America.
Sir Walter Reilly, a noble English nobleman, at the personal request of the Queen, attempted to establish such a colony.
In 1584, Reilly sent an expedition to Roanoke Island to explore the site.
He got to east coast America and established a colony, which he named Virginia. The territory of Virginia stretched from the modern state of Pennsylvania to the Carolinas. Roanoke Island was located close to the mainland, washed by the bay, and seemed quite suitable for life.
On April 9, 1585, 108 people went to America.
They settled on the island and began to settle down in a new place.
The colonists had a hard time: an unfamiliar continent, an unusual climate, a harsh winter, hunger - supplies were running out - diseases, all this became a difficult test for them.
In addition, the settlers were surrounded by Indians. Perhaps if the British had found a common language with the Indians, it would have been easier for them, but enmity arose between the colonists and the natives. The British constantly had to be on the alert, expecting an attack, and, in the end, the settlers, having lived on the island in winter and spring, decided to return to England.
Opportunity soon arose: the famous pirate Francis Drake made an unexpected stop on Roanoke Island in June 1586 after raiding the Spanish colonies in the New World. He agreed to take the men on his ships and take them to England.
In June 1586, the colonists left Roanoke.

Literally a few weeks after the departure, a new group of fifteen brave men landed on the island. The newly minted colonists were given supplies, Sir Richard Grenville ordered to hold positions until reinforcements arrived from England, after which the ship departed.
Grenville did not deceive the colonists: in 1587, another attempt was made to colonize the New World.
The next group was led by John White, who had already visited Roanoke Island and was now appointed governor of the colony, which was to be founded on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay.
On April 26, 1587, three ships carrying 117 future settlers, including women and children, set sail from Portsmouth.
Among the passengers was White's daughter Eleanor.
She was married to a man named Ananias Dare and was expecting a child.
On July 22, the ships approached Roanoke Island.
John White was going to pick up 15 people who landed there a year ago.
Roanoke greeted them with silence.
15 people left on the island a year ago have disappeared.
It was possible to find only one - or rather, its remains.
The fortifications were destroyed, the houses were overgrown with ivy.
This seemed like an unkind sign, however, new colonists landed on the island. Here they were to spend their whole lives, so that henceforth this unfamiliar island and foreign country was to become their new home.
27 days after the colonists landed, a girl named Virginia Daer was born on the island. It was the granddaughter of John White, the first english child born on American soil.

Baptism of little Virginia.

Settling in a new place, the settlers realized that in order to survive on the island in winter, they need much more things and supplies than they brought.
We needed tools to build houses, more weapons and gunpowder to defend ourselves, food to survive the winter, and other vital things.
At the end of July it was already too late to sow and grow something, a month later autumn began, and then a harsh winter. There was no need to hope for the help of the Indians: they left the island, frightened and offended by the behavior of the British, who had arrived here earlier.
Then White decided to sail to England for provisions. Perhaps there was nothing else for him to do.
He left one of the three ships to the settlers: they had to use the one left by him, so that party after party would move north to the Chesapeake Bay, leaving a group of 25 men on Roanoke, so that when White returned, they showed him the way to a new settlement.
John White left the island, promising to return and bring everything he needed in six to eight months.
He sailed to England, and the settlers began life on the island, in a new place that was to become their new home.
Probably, they often went ashore and looked into the distance: did the silhouettes of ships appear on the horizon?
After all, John White promised to return in six months!

He returned to Roanoke only three years later.
The enmity between England and Spain delayed him and delayed his arrival.

On August 17, 1590, almost three years after the English ships left Roanoke, John White returned.
The ships anchored off the island separating Albsmarl Bay from the Atlantic Ocean, and two boats immediately rushed to the shore.
But as if a bad fate met people: the very first boat was turned over by a breaking wave, and the captain with six sailors drowned.
John White decided not to pay attention to such omens: he had no doubt that the colonists were waiting for him on the island!
However, once on Roanoke, White found that no one was there.
The island was deserted.
The sailors managed to find only the word "Croatoan" carved on a tree.
117 people and John White's little granddaughter disappeared without a trace.

There is still no answer - what happened to people?
Were they killed? They were captured by the Indians and were taken deep into the mainland?
Or maybe they voluntarily went to the Indians to survive?
The newly minted governor and the sailors searched the entire island. But they found only a palisade that surrounded the place of the former settlement, and the remains of the British fortifications. The houses stood intact and no remains of boats or weapons were found. The sailors did not find any remains or burials of white people. During a second search of the island in one of the ditches, five chests were found with the things of the governor, which he left during his hasty departure from the island.
What happened?
There is something else that needs to be mentioned here.
Three years ago, before leaving the island, John White agreed with the colonists that if they had to leave Roanoke, they would leave a sign in a conspicuous place saying where they had gone.
If they are in danger or have to leave the island in order to escape, then they will additionally carve a cross on a tree called the new place of the colony.
There was no cross under the carved inscription.
This could mean only one thing: the settlers left the island of their own free will.
But what did the word "Croatan" mean?
Croatan is an island located 80 kilometers to the south and inhabited by Indians.
Perhaps the settlers were there?
White wanted to sail there immediately, but the weather turned bad. The ship "Hopewell" broke anchor, and it began to be demolished into the open sea. Because of this, White never covered the short distance to Croatoan. He headed for England and returned to Plymouth on 24 October.
But this does not mean that the settlers were left to fend for themselves.
Later, English ships repeatedly visited Roanoke Island and explored the surrounding islands, as well as lands on the mainland, trying to find traces of the colonists. But they couldn't find anything.
In total, four search expeditions were sent to the North American island of Roanoke in 1590, the last one was headed by the commissioner of Queen Elizabeth I, Walter Reilly.
Not even a drop of blood, a strand of hair, or a piece of torn clothing was found, which would indicate an enemy attack!
Interestingly, along with the people, pets also disappeared - the soldiers did not find a single dog or chicken.
The surrounding forests were carefully examined in search of fresh graves, but not a single corpse was found. A tribe of local Croatoan Indians treated the whites well, but just in case, their village was also searched for neighboring island.
It didn't give any results.
As a result, a dispatch was sent to the queen: “They could not just disappear without leaving even a trace. The devil took them."
Later, Reilly, on his own initiative, was looking for settlers, dug up all the land on the site of the village, and only after 14 years stopped unsuccessful search.
None of the 117 men, women, and children who remained on Roanoke Island in 1587 were ever seen again.
The disappearance of all the colonists of Roanoke is considered one of the main mysteries in the history of mankind.

There are many theories regarding the fate of the missing colonists, but none have been documented.
What happened to them?
Let's look at several versions, and then don't forget to say which one is the most convincing for you. :)

1.Sacrifice
The Indians worshiped the god Croatan - from this the name of both their tribe and the island adjacent to Roanoke, where they lived, comes from. The name itself was translated as "Reaper of Souls." It was believed that he always lived among them, but was invisible and could move into any body at will. The Indians said that food was carried to the god on the sacrificial altar: the priests sat in a circle and watched the food slowly disappear into the air. Once a year, Croatan was sent an "assistant" - a strong warrior: he was placed in a locked hut with an altar, but by morning the warrior disappeared.
Is it possible that there was a case of mass hallucination on the island, which was arranged by the shaman of the Indian tribe, and then the sacrifice of white settlers to the god Croatan?
(By the way, the recognized master of horror writer Stephen King also did not stand aside: according to his version, set out in the novel "The Storm of the Century", the inhabitants of the village disappeared because they did not want to voluntarily give one of their children to the devil's messenger).

2.Settlers drowned
As you know, the future colonists sailed to Virginia on three ships. The governor returned to England on two, leaving one ship on Roanoke. There is an opinion that the settlers, desperate to wait for help, sailed to England on a ship, but got into a storm and drowned.
Is it possible? There were no experienced sailors among the colonists. It seems doubtful that 119 people, and even including women and children, would dare to cross the ocean.

3.The colonists were killed by the Spaniards
England was going to colonize the American coast. Spain, her number one enemy, knew perfectly well the place where the settlement would be founded, and sought to prevent the establishment of a colony there.
In 1586, the famous English pirate Francis Drake sacked San Autustin in Florida, the northernmost Spanish settlement in America, and sailed north along the coast on his way home. Rumors reached the Spanish governor that the British were building a fort in the north, and perhaps even wanted to establish a colony. The Governor, unaware, of course, was that Drake had merely made a stopover in Virginia and picked up the distressed colonists from Roanoke. The Spaniard probably did not know about the second group of settlers left on Roanoke by White in 1587. However, in June 1588 he sent a small ship to reconnoiter. Having examined the Chesapeake Bay, the Spaniards stumbled upon Roanoke, and although they did not see any settlers or fortifications, they were ordered to destroy the colony at the first opportunity.
However, they didn't. All the ships that were in the West Indies, including those that were preparing to go to Roanoke, were chartered to transport home the treasures of the Spanish colonies - gold and silver stolen from the Indians. Spanish expedition from the West Indies to North America was first delayed and then cancelled. Thus, the Spaniards are not to blame for the disappearance of the colony.

4. Epidemic
The entire population of Roanoke Island died from an unknown disease.
Pretty absurd theory. An outbreak of an epidemic, of course, could be, but then where did the bodies of the dead go? No burials have been found.

5.Indian attack
The second most popular (and very convincing) version.
But here, too, there is a discrepancy: on the trees where the settlers left signs, there was no cross, which would mean that they had to flee from Roanoke, fleeing from danger.
It can, of course, be assumed that the attack was sudden and people did not have time to cut out the symbol, but White, who arrived on the island in 1590, found neither corpses nor burned buildings. Thus, there is no evidence to support that the settlers were attacked by the Indians.

6. The main version (if we exclude the mystical options for the disappearance of people) is as follows: Assimilation
Crotan, or Hatteras, is the name of the island
But it is also the name of an Indian tribe, one of many that previously inhabited the territory of modern North Carolina.
Historian John Lawson spoke with representatives of this tribe in 1709, and this is what he wrote down: “The Hatteras Indians either lived at that time on the island of Roanoke, or often visited it. They say that several of their ancestors were white people. We are convinced of the veracity of this by the gray color of the eyes, which is often found among these Indians, but no more - in any other. They are extremely proud of their kinship with the English and are ready to render them all kinds of friendly services.
There are additional facts that speak in favor of Lawson's version. Some of the Hatteras Indians are named after the colonists from Roanoke Island, and their language bears clear traces of the influence of the English language in the form in which it existed four centuries ago.
Perhaps the colonists could not stand harsh conditions lives, turned to the Hatteras Indians for help and gradually assimilated?
But even here there are questions.
Why did the colonists leave an indication on the island that they were moving to one place, while they themselves sailed in a completely different direction? Why didn't they take the governor's personal belongings? Not enough space? But why didn't they come back for them?
Let the British leave the island of Roanoke, but where did they go in this case? Should there have been traces of their new settlement at least somewhere - houses, tools, weapons, boats, books, household items?
But in the almost four hundred years that have passed since then, no one has ever found traces of them anywhere.
The colony disappeared without a trace...

Now Roanoke - tourist place. A crowd of tourists come to look at the same tree with a carved inscription (although, as historical sources say, the words have already changed three times. In a certificate from 1670, the nun Emily Vane writes that on the bark of the word - "Evil is inevitable", and now - just an inscription Others believe that the original words were almost completely burned out by order of the expedition commander - Reilly considered that "one of the names of Satan" was encrypted in the message on the bark: only individual letters were preserved).
Souvenirs and baseball caps with the inscription "Where have the people gone?" are quickly bought up.
This question will never be answered.

roanoke

city ​​in the southeastern United States Virginia. 223 thousand inhabitants (1990, with suburbs). Chemical, tire, textile, car assembly, food industry.

roanoke

Roanoke is a river in the eastern United States. 725 km, basin area approx. 25 thousand km2. It flows into the Atlantic. The average water consumption is 230 m3/s. Navigable downstream.

Roanoke

Roanoke Colony, also known as " Lost Colony"- an English colony on the island of the same name in Dare County (currently North Carolina, USA), based on the funds of Sir Walter Raleigh under Queen Elizabeth I in order to create the first permanent English settlement in North America.

There were several attempts to organize a colony: the first group of colonists left the island due to the plight; 400 more colonists who arrived as support for the first group, seeing an abandoned settlement, went back to England, only 15 people remained. The second group of more than a hundred is considered missing. Its head, White, who went to England for help, did not find the colonists upon his return, but the word "Cro" (probably the initial letters of Croatoan) was scrawled on the palisade post.

The popular story of the "disappeared colony", closely associated with the neighboring Croatoan Indian tribe, has been the basis of numerous works of fiction and films. The most common opinion is that the colonists were captured by local hostile tribes, or were taken from the island by the Spaniards.

Roanoke (disambiguation)

• Roanoke is an English colony in present-day North Carolina.
• Roanoke is an island in North Carolina.
• Roanoke is a river in the USA.
• Roanoke

Roanoke (river)

Roanoke- a river in the eastern United States.

The length of the river is estimated at 660 to 725 km. The difference in values ​​arises from the fact that sometimes the upper reaches are considered as a separate river. Staunton River. The basin area is about 25 thousand km².

The sources of the river are on the slopes of the Blue Mountains (Appalachian system) in Virginia. Further, the river flows in a southeasterly direction, crossing the state line with North Carolina, flowing into Albemarle Bay Atlantic Ocean. There are several large lakes and reservoirs on the river. In the lower reaches, the river is navigable for small boats.

Historically, the river is known for the fact that the early colonies of England were located in its basin: Roanoke, Virginia, Carolina.

Roanoke County, Virginia

Roanoke County is located in the US state of Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 92,376. It was formed on March 30, 1838 and got its name from the Roanoke River in Virginia.

Roanoke (Virginia)

Roanoke- an independent city located in Roanoke municipal area and the tenth largest city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Roanoke is also part of the Roanoke region of Virginia and is largest city on the Roanoke plain. Roanoke borders the city of Salem and the town of Vinton and is surrounded by them, but is administratively separated from them and belongs to the district of Roanoke. According to the 2000 census, 94,911 people lived in the city. The city is bisected by the Roanoke River. Roanoke is the commercial and cultural center of most of the surrounding areas of Virginia and southern West Virginia.

The United States Census Bureau includes Boteturt, Franklin, Craig, Roanoke, and the cities of Salem and Roanoke in the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the statistical area according to the last 4 censuses is:

• 1970: 199 629
• 1980: 220 393
• 1990: 224 477
• 2000: 235 932
• 2005: 292 983
• 2008: 298 694

The 2000 data excludes Franklin County (estimated 50,345 by 2005) and Craig County (estimated 5,154 by 2005). The Census Bureau then added them to the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is the fourth largest in Virginia (after Northern Virginia, Hampton Roads, and Greater Richmond), and the largest in the western half of the state. It is now ranked 201 out of all 363 municipal statistic areas in the United States. The population of the Roanoke Statistical Area (VA MSA) grew from 288,471 in 2000 to 298,694 in 2008, an increase of 3.54%. It is expected that by 2020 the population of the district will reach 324,882 people, or an increase of 12.62% compared to 2000.

Roanoke (island)

Roanoke- an island in Dare County off the coast of North Carolina (USA). Length - 12 km, width - 3 km, island area - 46.48 km². Roanoke Island is located between the North Carolina mainland and the Outer Banks barrier island chain. It is bordered by Albemarle Sound to the north. Known for the "vanished colony" of Roanoke, and as the site of the Battle of Roanoke Island in February 1862.

Examples of the use of the word roanoke in literature.

When Earthlings Discovered That the Daerians Were the Descendants of a Lost Colony Roanoke and other similar settlements forcibly relocated here, it was their turn to be amazed.

Having explored the Outer Banks and visited the bays of Pamlico, Albemarle and the island Roanoke, the British returned to the mouth of the Thames two months later, bringing with them two Indians, potatoes and tobacco.

The following year, Walter Raleigh, determined to establish on the island Roanoke colony, sent his half-brother Richard Greenville to Hatteras, to whom he entrusted the command of five ships.

Literally the day after Drake's ships left Albemarle Bay for the island Roanoke Greenville ships arrived with supplies sent by Walter Raleigh.

The British battle in the English Channel with the Invincible Armada delayed his return to the island. Roanoke until August 1590

It is known that before leaving the island, White agreed with the colonists that if for any reason they were forced to leave Roanoke and move to another place, then on one tree they will carve the name of their new place of residence, and if they are forced to leave the island due to oppression from the Indians, then they will additionally carve a cross on a tree under the name of the new place of the colony.

Definitively settle on the island Roanoke The British could only in 1663

On the island Roanoke the British raised cattle, fished, engaged in agriculture, boiled blubber from whales thrown into the shallows.

Here on the island Roanoke, Edward Teach repaired his ships, arranged wild orgies and buried his treasures.

I felt strangely, imagining what Mr. Kaiser would think of me, but Roanoke- this is not an orphanage, not Eden and not North Carolina.

Despite a strong storm, this flotilla reached Pimlico Sound on January 24 to capture the island. Roanoke and take possession of the coast of North Carolina.

I would like Mars to be one big island Roanoke and everyone could go home.

They disappear without leaving behind significant traces, any distinct, as, for example, in camps. Roanoke and Vinland.

And another famous disappearance took place - a whole colony of settlers on the island Roanoke off the coast of North Carolina.