Jamestown is thought by most of our general population to be the first colony in the New World. This is only half true. Jamestown is considered our first successful colony, however it was not our first attempt at a colony. There were a few attempts to colonize the New World before Jamestown and one in particular that is found to be interesting is Raleigh also known as the Lost Colony. It received this name due to the fact that the colonists that settled this colony disappeared very mysteriously. This poses the question of "What happened to the people of Raleigh?" There are many different viewpoints of what occurred to the colonists and the goal here is to address each one of them.

In England, a document signed on January 7, 1587, created a governing body called "the Governor and Assistants of the City of Raleigh in Virginia." John White, an illustrator and map maker, was appointed governor. Then on May 5, 1587, eighty-five men, seventeen women, and eleven children boarded the ships heading for the New World. The plan was originally designed for the colony to settle at C

Coincidentally, the colonist of Raleigh were gone just as the colonist of Greenville that were left before them. There are many different possibilities that may have occurred. It is one of the greatest mysteries with various view points. One thing all mysteries have in common is that there are no ready answers. Often there are many answers but non of which even the greatest authorities agree on. In the case of the lost colonist an investigator can appreciate the intriguing views. It can only make one more and more curious.

What did happen to these people who were left behind? Where they murdered by the natives? Where they enslaved by the natives? Where they able to make it to other destinations? Could they have been destroyed by the Spanish.

Anita Larsen author of "The Roanoke missing persons case" Tends to belive that the colonist were destroyed by the natives. The colonist staying on the island soon recognized that they needed protection from the indians. The indians had killed

The colonists decided to rebuild the old fortress and buildings and pursue to Chesapeake Bay the following spring. After about a month of unloading, Fernandes decided t

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