The Lost Colony of Roanoke
July 1587: 117 men, women, and children arrived on an island called Roanoke. A few weeks later, the leader of the colony named John White left to get more supplies from England, but a war with Spain delayed him for 3 years. When he returned, the colonists were missing, the houses were taken down, and the word "Croatoan" was carved into a tree and the letters "CRO" were carved into another tree. The colonists who went missing have never been found and what happened to them remains unknown to this day. While some compelling evidence has come up over the years, no one truly knows what happened to the lost colony of Roanoke. To form a theory, you must first look at the facts and evaluate them. Colonists and their captain from Spain ( Fernando who refused to take them to their intended spot most likely to plunder Spanish ships.) finally arrived on the island of Roanoke after embarking on ...