A gold signet ring excavated from the Cape Creek site on Hatteras Island, engraved with a prancing lion or horse, may have belonged to a prominent member of the Roanoke colony.

The ground teems with evidence that John White’s Lost Colony came here. A few shovelfuls of earth in a school yard or private driveway can uncover relics dating to the late 1500s, when English ...

Evidence shows the English were also in Hatteras before 1587 from previous expeditions, Evans said. Portions of the colony went inland, he said. Some died naturally.

After I spoke about my book Blue Ridge Reunion, Kevin talked about his groundbreaking research into the final days of Blackbeard and the disappearance of a Cape Hatteras Lighthouse lens.

The recent discovery of copious amounts of iron trash on North Carolina's Hatteras Island may reveal the fate of a 16th-century "Lost Colony." ...

The recent discovery of copious amounts of iron trash on North Carolina's Hatteras Island may reveal the fate of a 16th-century "Lost Colony." ...

Scott Dawson, the president of the Croatoan Archaeological Society who runs The Lost Colony Museum, believes a recent discovery reinforces research that the Lost Colony relocated to Hatteras Island.

A GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT LOST.; Wreck of the Steamer Oriental Above Cape Hatteras. Gen. Saxton and Suite on Board No Lives Lost Government Stores Saved.

Large amounts of hammerscale, metal scraps left over from blacksmithing, that have recently been found on North Carolina’s Hatteras Island could finally settle the mystery of what happened to ...

The Cape Hatteras Life-Saving Station, commissioned in 1882, became the busiest and most critical for many years. Located a little over a mile south of the world-famous Cape Hatteras Lighthouse ...

The Roanoke Colony, also known as the Lost Colony, was the first permanent English settlement in the United States.

This column is the result of an article headlined: “‘Smoking gun’ evidence of Lost Colony’s relocation to Hatteras Island makes international news.” It appeared in the May 15, 2025 ...