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  2. Roanoke Colony - Wikipedia

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    Roanoke, with its knights and villains and its brave but outnumbered few facing an alien culture, provided all the elements for a national myth." [229] The first known use of the phrase "The Lost Colony" to describe the 1587 Roanoke settlement was by Eliza Lanesford Cushing in an 1837 historical romance, Virginia Dare; or, the Lost Colony.

  3. Dare Stones - Wikipedia

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    The settlement now known as "The Lost Colony" was England's second attempt to colonize the Virginia territory in North America, following the failure of Ralph Lane's 1585 Roanoke settlement. [3]: 45, 80–81 The colonists arrived at Roanoke in July 1587, with John White as the appointed governor.

  4. Virginia Dare - Wikipedia

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    Virginia Dare (born August 18, 1587; date of death unknown) was the first English child born in an American English colony. [2]What became of Virginia and the other colonists remains a mystery.

  5. 2024 Northeastern United States drone sightings - Wikipedia

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    In December 2023, multiple unidentified drone incursions were reported at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. [5] [26] Federal authorities acknowledged other sightings within the United States and internationally. [28] In March 2024, news outlets reported further sightings of unidentified drones over Langley Air Force Base. This wave of ...

  6. Eleanor Dare - Wikipedia

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    While little is known about her life, more is known about her than most of the sixteen other women who left England in 1587 as part of the Roanoke expedition. She married Ananias Dare. It is known that she gave birth to their daughter Virginia Dare on Roanoke Island, in what is now North Carolina. The girl was the first child of English parents ...

  7. John White (colonist and artist) - Wikipedia

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    White's granddaughter Virginia Dare was the first English child born in North America. In late 1587, White returned to England for supplies. The return expedition was delayed due to various reasons, including the Spanish Armada. Governor White finally returned to Roanoke Island in August 1590, but found the colony had been long deserted.

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  9. Roanoke Island - Wikipedia

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    Roanoke Island (/ ˈ r oʊ ə n oʊ k /) is an island in Dare County, bordered by the Outer Banks of North Carolina.It was named after the historical Roanoke, a Carolina Algonquian people who inhabited the area in the 16th century at the time of English colonization.