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In 1587, 115 English settlers—including the first English child born in America, Virginia Dare—established a colony on Roanoke Island (modern North Carolina). Governor John White sailed back to England for supplies... but war with Spain delayed him for three years.
When he returned in 1590, the entire colony had vanished. Houses dismantled, no signs of struggle—just the word "CROATOAN" carved into a palisade post and "CRO" on a tree. No distress cross (their agreed signal).
Croatoan was the name of a nearby island (now Hatteras) and a friendly Native tribe. Did they relocate there and assimilate? Recent digs on Hatteras found English artifacts mixed with Native ones. Other theories: split groups, massacre, or starvation.
Over 400 years later, it's still America's greatest historical enigma.
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Primary: John White's accounts in Hakluyt's Voyages.
Modern: First Colony Foundation excavations; Britannica/Wikipedia summaries of ongoing research.