The plume from Roanoke Island “put us in good hope that some of the colony were there expecting my return out of England,” he wrote later. Three years had passed since the governor had set out ...

Married to Ananias Dare, Eleanor gave birth to Virginia—the first English child born in the New World—shortly after the English colonists landed on Roanoke ... of the Lost Colony’s ordeal ...

Flags signaled other units in battle, but were also a tangible manifestation of the beliefs and spirit of a group of people. As such, flags were protected to the point of injury or death. Men in ...

The state flag has seen all of these changes ... Carolina Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. This declared the colony's independence, making it an important date for the state.

When European explorers first began sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, they were searching for new routes to China and the ...

Based on real events, the story of an isolated island colony called Roanoke. When its governor John White leaves for a trip to England he puts his pregnant daughter Eleanor in charge, but his return ...

The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...

As of now, redeeming all the codes in Roanoke rewards players with free money. They will most likely expire before the next update or whenever new codes are issued. Unfortunately, several old ...

We will give preference to letters that thoughtfully respond to or offer perspective on content published in The Roanoke Times and on local or state issues. Letters we choose to publish are ...

The area is split into three regions, according to the Visitors Bureau: the Northern Beaches, Roanoke Island and Hatteras ... last known location of the Lost Colony, a group of British settlers ...

Near the end of the 16th century, more than 100 men, women, and children sailed across the Atlantic to establish the first permanent English colony in America. Three years later, the colony had ...