Roanoke Island
Americannoun
noun
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The North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island said in a statement that euthanasia was the best course of action because rehabilitation for many large whale species is difficult or impossible.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2023
When White finally returned to Roanoke Island in 1590, the colony was gone.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
The creation of joint stock companies provided English colonial efforts after Roanoke Island with improved funding that the English monarchy could not offer.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Today, Roanoke Island is known as “the lost colony,” and its fate remains a mystery.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Plummer was buried on Roanoke Island, and Miss Cutter, to whom he had just become engaged, was buried beside him.
From Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts by Stone, James Madison
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