The Roanoke Colony: One Word and 117 People Gone | 5 Minute Strange

In fifteen ninety, English governor John White returned to the Roanoke Colony after three years away to find one hundred and seventeen settlers had vanished. No bodies. No signs of struggle. One word carved into a fence post: CROATOAN. He never discovered what it meant. The fate of the colonists — including his own granddaughter, the first English child born in America — has never been confirmed.In this episode of 5 Minute Strange, we cover the founding of the Roanoke Colony, the three-year delay that left the settlers without resupply, and the empty settlement White found on his return. Archaeologists have searched for centuries. Theories range from absorption into local Native tribes to famine to violence. None has been proved. The colony is still called the Lost Colony for a reason.Subscribe to 5 Minute Strange for a new true story every weekday. One mystery. Five minutes. No explanation.#5MinuteStrange #RoanokeColony #TrueCrime #MysteryPodcast #LostColony #Croatoan #TrueStoriesYouNeverKnew #VanishedWithoutTrace #AmericanHistory #StrangeButTrueRoanoke Colony, Lost Colony Roanoke, Croatoan mystery, John White governor, Virginia Dare, lost colonists 1590, Roanoke Island disappearance, English settlers vanished, true crime podcast, mystery podcast, American history mystery, 5 minute strange, short mystery podcast, strange true stories, Dark Whisper Studios