The Roanoke Colony, also known as the Lost Colony, was established in 1585 on Roanoke Island in what is today's Queen Elizabeth I to establish a permanent English settlement in North America.
The Roanoke Colony, also known as the Lost Colony, was established in 1585 on Roanoke Island in what is today's Dare County, North Carolina. It was a late 16th-century attempt by Queen Elizabeth I to establish a permanent English settlement in North America.