Photograph by Stuart Conway WITH PERMISSION OF TRUSTEES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM Croatoan was the name of both a barrier island to the south and the indigenous people who lived there, Carolina ...

However, by 1590, the traces of the colony had disappeared, and nothing remained of over 100 people. The only clue left behind was the word Croatoan carved on a wooden post. An ancient map dating ...

The only clue left behind was a wooden post with a single word carved into it: ‘Croatoan.’ The whereabouts of the settlers are unsolved to this day.” Fuckin’ CREEPY, right? This unsettling chapter in ...