Roanoke Colony Returns: Settlers Who Will Vanish
A second wave of English colonists lands on Roanoke Island to restart the failed settlement, only for John White's return three years later to find every single settler vanished without a trace. This disappearance creates one of America's oldest unsolved mysteries, transforming a simple colonization attempt into a haunting legend that defines early American folklore.
July 22, 1587
439 years ago
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