July 22 in American History
A new group of English colonists landed on Roanoke Island, Virginia — the settlement that would vanish without a trace three years later, leaving only the word "CROATOAN" carved into a post. America's first great unsolved mystery predates the country by almost 200 years.
In 1587: the Roanoke colonists arrive. A new group of English colonists landed on Roanoke Island, Virginia — the settlement that would vanish without a trace three years later, leaving only the word "CROATOAN" carved into a post.
A new group of English colonists landed on Roanoke Island, Virginia — the settlement that would vanish without a trace three years later, leaving only the word "CROATOAN" carved into a post. America's first great unsolved mystery predates the country by almost 200 years.
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