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English colonists leave Roanoke Island, after failing to establish England's first permanent settlement in North America.
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Roanoke Island
Island in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, United States
Roanoke Island 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.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Roanoke Colony
Failed colony in North America (1584–1590)
The Roanoke Colony refers to two attempts by Sir Walter Raleigh to found the first permanent English settlement in North America. The first colony was established at Roanoke Island in 1585 as a military outpost, and was evacuated in 1586. The more famous second colony, known as…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)