Roanoke Colony expedition

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Roanoke_Colony_expedition
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Roanoke_Colony
gptkb:Lost_Colony
gptkbp:category gptkb:Colonial_United_States
gptkb:English_colonization_of_the_Americas
gptkb:History_of_North_Carolina
gptkbp:clueLeftBehind CRO carved on tree
CROATOAN carved on post
gptkbp:country gptkb:England
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Jamestown_Colony
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Roanoke Colony expedition
gptkbp:lastContact 1587
gptkbp:lastVisitByJohnWhite 1590
gptkbp:leader gptkb:John_White
gptkbp:location gptkb:Roanoke_Island
present-day North Carolina
gptkbp:mystery disappearance of settlers
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Ananias_Dare
gptkb:Eleanor_Dare
gptkb:Virginia_Dare
gptkbp:numberOfColonists approximately 115
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1585_Roanoke_expedition
gptkbp:purpose establish English colony in North America
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Croatan_people
gptkb:Croatoan_Island
gptkb:Anglo-Spanish_War
gptkbp:result disappearance of colonists
gptkbp:secondExpeditionDate 1587
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Sir_Walter_Raleigh
gptkbp:startDate 1585
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Richard_Grenville
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6