Roanoke
Roanoke Island is situated off the coast of North Carolina. On May 8, 1587, a group of 117 men, women and children left England to sail across the Atlantic Ocean. Excited by stories from other travelers to the New World. This colony on Roanoke Island was the first English settlement in the New World. However the governor left to get supplies for the colony , but it had taken 3 years to get back do to certain problems. When the governor had returned the island was deserted. (Learn More)
Roanoke Island is situated off the coast of North Carolina. On May 8, 1587, a group of 117 men, women and children left England to sail across the Atlantic Ocean. Excited by stories from other travelers to the New World. This colony on Roanoke Island was the first English settlement in the New World. However the governor left to get supplies for the colony , but it had taken 3 years to get back do to certain problems. When the governor had returned the island was deserted. (Learn More)