Lost Colony

American

[lawst kol-uh-nee, lost] / ˈlɔst ˈkɒl ə ni, ˈlɒst /

noun

American History.

a settlement of British colonists whom Walter Raleigh sent to Roanoke Island (now part of North Carolina) in 1587 and of whom no trace was found after 1591.

Etymology

Origin of Lost Colony

First recorded in 1800–05

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Lost Colony

The Lost Colony stemmed from an 1587 expedition.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 22, 2020

It is called ‘The Lost Colony and Hatteras Island,’ and echoes many of the sentiments he has voiced for years.

From Fox News ● Aug. 19, 2020

Lawler, a journalist, explores in his latest book the haunting real-life mystery of a lost English settlement in the New World: “The Secret Token: Myth, Obsession and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke.”

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2018

Lawler also does a good job conveying the strangeness of one of the central figures of the Lost Colony mystery: the wayward governor, John White.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 19, 2018

The story of the "Lost Colony" has led to a great deal of investigation and surmise.

From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Charles Morris

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