John White found the Roanoke settlement deserted, with no sign of the colonists and none of the settlement's structures or supplies remaining. The only clue was the word "CROATOAN" carved into a ...

Captain John Smith, the leader of the Jamestown colony, heard from the Indians that men wearing European clothes were living on the Carolina mainland west of Roanoke and Croatoan Islands.

Wikimedia CommonsJohn White’s depiction of his 1590 expedition to Roanoke Island, when he discovered that the colony had disappeared. Now, recently-unearthed evidence may shed light on what ...

Fuckin’ CREEPY, right? This unsettling chapter in America history is the subject of Zao’s new song, “Croatoan” — that bizarre, undefinable word that was carved into a wood post at Roanoke. The ...

J.H. Rose beat Croatan 86-71 at home to advance to Round 3, where they will host 71st on Tuesday evening. “We’re starting to play together and for the guy NEXT to us,” Coach Robert Duck said.