As the men climbed a sandy bank, they encountered a tree ... colony, heard from the Indians that men wearing European clothes were living on the Carolina mainland west of Roanoke and Croatoan ...

The inhabitants of the Lost Colony of Roanoke could have perished ... no note – save the words “CROATOAN” and “CRO” carved ...

The 16th-century map provides insights into the fate of the settlers who formed the so-called Lost Colony ... word "CROATOAN" carved into a post and the letters "CRO" etched into a tree.