When the settlers at Roanoke vanished in 1590, they left behind one piece of evidence: the word "Croatoan" carved into a ...
Captain John Smith, the leader of the Jamestown colony, heard from the Indians that men wearing European clothes were living on the Carolina mainland west of Roanoke and Croatoan Islands.
the message CROATOAN was found carved on a tree. The”lost colony,” some experts believe, joined the Croatan Indians. Among them: Virginia Dare. Contact us at [email protected] ...
The only clue left behind was the word Croatoan carved on a wooden post ... these individuals might have been a small colonial family seeking the help of a nearby Native American village called ...
An illustration depicting John White and others finding a tree carved with the words “Croatoan” on Roanoke ... as well as the name of a Native American tribe that lived there.