Mystery Of Roanoke
The Outer Banks of North Carolina, home of the “Croatoan” mystery and the lost colony of Roanoke, are reportedly haunted. Dive into the thrilling enigma with Edge of Wonder.
In 1587, John White and a group of more than 100 settlers arrived on Roanoke Island, North Carolina. But three years later, a relief ship returned to the area to find the entire colony mysteriously abandoned—and not a single colonist in sight.
Did they relocate? All mysteriously die? Get eaten by a goatman or attacked by a native tribe? The only clues we have about what happened are the cryptic word “CROATOAN” that was carved into a post of the fort’s palisade, and the word “CRO” carved into a tree.
What really happened to the colonists has been the thing of legends ever since, with supernatural folklore mixed into the tale. July 22 is the anniversary of the day they first arrived on Roanoke before they all vanished, so Ben Chasteen and Rob Counts go over the facts and rumors on this Edge of Wonder Live.
