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'''Roanoke''', the first ] in the ], was founded at ] in what was then ] (now ], ]) in ]. Some 90 men, 17 women, and 9 children (including ], the first child born in North America to English parents) disappeared; there was no sign of a struggle or battle of any kind, and the people seemed to have left suddenly in the middle of other tasks. The only clue was the word "Croatoan" carved on to a tree; the word is not known to have any meaning in any European or Native American language. What became of them is still a mystery; and Roanoke is often referred to as the "Lost Colony." | ||
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Roanoke, the first English colony in the New World, was founded at Roanoke Island in what was then Virginia (now North Carolina, United States) in 1586. Some 90 men, 17 women, and 9 children (including Virginia Dare, the first child born in North America to English parents) disappeared; there was no sign of a struggle or battle of any kind, and the people seemed to have left suddenly in the middle of other tasks. The only clue was the word "Croatoan" carved on to a tree; the word is not known to have any meaning in any European or Native American language. What became of them is still a mystery; and Roanoke is often referred to as the "Lost Colony."