Interesting And Amazing Event--8

**-- The Lost Colony Of Roanoke:-- In 1587, John White led 115 people to establish a permanent English establishment on Roanke Island, located in present -day North Carolina. The colony existed for two years, but with tensions with the native populations- particularly the Powhatans living on Croatoan Island, -made life there grim and hostile and supplied dwindled. John White was forced to return to England to get reinforcements that might ease hostilities as well as supplied for the colony. Delays (namely English war with Spain) kept white away from Roanke for three years, and when he entually did return, he found that the entire colony- including his wife and daughter had completely disappeared.

Thatched-roof cottages were dismantled, not a single living soul from the original population was to be seen, and the only signs of life were sheddily constructed fort and words "Croatoan" and "Cro" carved on a post and tree, respectively. Conclusive proof as to what happened to the settlement remains elusive, and none of its members ever seen again.