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.

One of the greatest mysteries in American history is the Lost Colony of Roanoke, a small settlement ... The only sign left ...

When he returned to Roanoke in 1590, he found the settlement deserted. The only clue left behind by the settlers was the word ...