The Lost Colony of Roanoke: 117 Vanished Souls and America’s Oldest Mystery

In 1587, 117 English settlers arrived on Roanoke Island off the coast of present-day North Carolina, determined to establish the first permanent English colony in the New World. Three years later, when supply ships finally returned, they found the settlement completely abandoned. Houses stood empty. Belongings were left behind. There were no bodies, no signs … Read more