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Over 400 years ago, the first attempt to establish a colony in the new land became a struggle and eventually the most mysterious and hauntingly sad legend in American history.
Here is my article on the Lost Colony of Roanoke, from the Appalachia site at BellaOnline.com.
How Roanoke Colony Came To Be
Under the auspices of Queen Elizabeth I, Sir Walter Raleigh was granted a charter, in March of 1584, to colonize the new land the Queen had named Virginia.
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