This reading provides information about the lost colony of Roanoke Island, as well as several theories that historians have proposed for this mysterious disappearance.

Before Jamestown and Plymouth, the English attempted to forge a colony at Roanoke. Within three years, it had disappeared, leaving a mysterious clue behind. What really happened to the Roanoke settlers?

This two-minute History channel video explores some theories behind the disappearance of the colonists, as well as one conspiracy theory.