Reaching the abandoned settlement, the governor spotted a post on which “in fair capital letters was graven CROATOAN without any cross or sign of distress.” Yet the post itself was part of a ...

The only clue was the word “Croatoan,” the name of a native tribe allied with the English, which was carved into a post. White took this to mean that the colonists had moved to Croatoan Island ...

But White didn’t seem puzzled by their disappearance. Someone had carved the word CROATOAN, the name of both a nearby island and the friendly Native American group who inhabited it, into a ...

The only evidence left behind was the word “Croatoan” carved into a wooden post. What happened to those settlers? The Disappearance of Glenn Miller in World War II: Glenn Miller was a famous ...

According to Artnet News, the post read "Croatoan." This was the name of a place that is now known as Hatteras Island. That island is about 65 miles from Roanoke. One might expect the carved name ...

Carved on a tree was the word “Croatoan,” the name of a friendly Indian tribe living down the coast. But searchers were never able to find Virginia Dare and the other settlers. Twenty years ...

The only evidence left behind was the word “Croatoan” carved into a wooden post. What happened to those settlers? The Disappearance of Glenn Miller in World War II: Glenn Miller was a famous ...