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And when he gets there, he finds the settlement is completely abandoned. But there's no sign of struggle, and there's no indication that people left in a hurry. In fact, there is a single word carved into a wooden post. Croatoan. Now, Croatoan is both the name of a local Indian tribe and also the name of an island roughly 50 miles away.

And when he gets there, he finds the settlement is completely abandoned. But there's no sign of struggle, and there's no indication that people left in a hurry. In fact, there is a single word carved into a wooden post. Croatoan. Now, Croatoan is both the name of a local Indian tribe and also the name of an island roughly 50 miles away.

In addition to this, there is in a tree, the letters C-R-O are also found, as if someone started to carve Croatoan, but then stopped. Now this today strikes us as a very strange and mysterious, a creepy and ominous thing, an abandoned colony, a word carved into a tree. But what's interesting about this is at the time, it was a hopeful message.

In addition to this, there is in a tree, the letters C-R-O are also found, as if someone started to carve Croatoan, but then stopped. Now this today strikes us as a very strange and mysterious, a creepy and ominous thing, an abandoned colony, a word carved into a tree. But what's interesting about this is at the time, it was a hopeful message.

Because remember, the colonists never wanted to be on Roanoke. That was sort of a, we're doing the best we can because the ship's captain keeps leaving. And there had been discussion from the very beginning of moving to a more suitable area to have a colony. And so, when... White has to leave, he makes a deal with the colonists.

Because remember, the colonists never wanted to be on Roanoke. That was sort of a, we're doing the best we can because the ship's captain keeps leaving. And there had been discussion from the very beginning of moving to a more suitable area to have a colony. And so, when... White has to leave, he makes a deal with the colonists.

He says, hey, if you need to leave, or if you decide to relocate, carve the location you intend to go in a tree. Remember, they didn't have computers, they didn't have cell phones, they didn't have printers, they didn't even really have paper. Right. So it's not like they could write out a long message to him about what exactly they were going to do.

He says, hey, if you need to leave, or if you decide to relocate, carve the location you intend to go in a tree. Remember, they didn't have computers, they didn't have cell phones, they didn't have printers, they didn't even really have paper. Right. So it's not like they could write out a long message to him about what exactly they were going to do.

So they're making the best of the situation they got. So he tells them, hey, carve where you want to go into a tree. And he finds in a tree in a post the name of a nearby island. So he thinks, hey, this is easy peasy. They move to the island and it was about 50 miles away. And he had another reason to be hopeful because they had a second part of this agreement.

So they're making the best of the situation they got. So he tells them, hey, carve where you want to go into a tree. And he finds in a tree in a post the name of a nearby island. So he thinks, hey, this is easy peasy. They move to the island and it was about 50 miles away. And he had another reason to be hopeful because they had a second part of this agreement.

If they were in distress, they should draw a cross. So a cross shows distress. A name shows where you went. So he goes back to the ship. He says, hey, guys, they've gone to Croatoan. Let's head there. But once again, you know, fate intervenes. A huge storm strikes. The ships are separated. They're damaged. The captain, you know, he's like, we can't do this. That one of their anchor lines breaks.

If they were in distress, they should draw a cross. So a cross shows distress. A name shows where you went. So he goes back to the ship. He says, hey, guys, they've gone to Croatoan. Let's head there. But once again, you know, fate intervenes. A huge storm strikes. The ships are separated. They're damaged. The captain, you know, he's like, we can't do this. That one of their anchor lines breaks.

So they only have one anchor line left. I don't know anything about sailing, but I understand if you don't have an anchor, that can be a problem. So the captain's like, look, we got to go back to England. We can't go. So they have no opportunity to go to Croatoan and see whether or not that's where the colonists went.

So they only have one anchor line left. I don't know anything about sailing, but I understand if you don't have an anchor, that can be a problem. So the captain's like, look, we got to go back to England. We can't go. So they have no opportunity to go to Croatoan and see whether or not that's where the colonists went.

Instead, they go back to England and they have no idea whether or not John White's family and everyone else is safe or not. And unfortunately... White would never be able to return. He was not able to finance an expedition back and he just had to accept the fact that his family was either dead or were living without him or any support from England.

Instead, they go back to England and they have no idea whether or not John White's family and everyone else is safe or not. And unfortunately... White would never be able to return. He was not able to finance an expedition back and he just had to accept the fact that his family was either dead or were living without him or any support from England.

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