Roanoke
Star City, Virginia
Roanoke is a city in southwestern Virginia, situated in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
It also names the river flowing through the region and Roanoke Island off North Carolina's coast—site of the "Lost Colony," an English settlement that mysteriously vanished in the 1580s.
The island's fate remains one of American history's enduring puzzles.
Not yet figured out
- enigmaSomething hard to fathom
- disappearanceAct of going missing
- vanishedDisappeared from sight
- unknownNot yet discovered
theories · clues · puzzle · cryptic · baffling · speculation · archaeological · investigation
Colony that disappeared mysteriously
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- colonistsSettlers in new territory
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- HatterasOuter Banks cape
Walter Raleigh · Outer Banks · Elizabethan · charter · English · New World · indigenous · Algonquian
Virginia's seat of government
- NorfolkVirginia coastal city
- CharlottesvilleCentral Virginia college city
- LynchburgCity in central Virginia
- ShenandoahAppalachian river and park
Blue Ridge · Appalachia · Piedmont · Chesapeake Bay · Arlington · Alexandria · Williamsburg · Danville
Central business district
- marketVenue for trade
- railroadPermanent track for trains
- metropolitanOf a major city
- urbanPertaining to cities
Appalachian · valley · transportation · hub · historic · revitalized · arts · brewing
unsolved
Not yet figured out
- enigmaSomething hard to fathom
- disappearanceAct of going missing
- vanishedDisappeared from sight
unknown · theories · clues · puzzle · cryptic · baffling · speculation · archaeological · investigation · riddle
Lost Colony
Colony that disappeared mysteriously
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- colonistsSettlers in new territory
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
Walter Raleigh · Hatteras · Outer Banks · Elizabethan · charter · English · New World · indigenous · Algonquian · disappearance
Richmond
Virginia's seat of government
- NorfolkVirginia coastal city
- CharlottesvilleCentral Virginia college city
- LynchburgCity in central Virginia
Shenandoah · Blue Ridge · Appalachia · Piedmont · Chesapeake Bay · Arlington · Alexandria · Williamsburg · Danville · Potomac
downtown
Central business district
- marketVenue for trade
- railroadPermanent track for trains
- metropolitanOf a major city
urban · Appalachian · valley · transportation · hub · historic · revitalized · arts · brewing · outdoor
- Virginia PlacesRichmond, Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Arlington, Alexandria
- Southwest VirginiaBlue Ridge Mountains, Damascus, Blue Ridge Parkway, Appalachian Trail, Emory
- Roanoke RegionSalem
- Americas HistoryAmerican Revolution, Aztec Empire, colonial era, colonization, Columbus
- Colonial AmericaGeorge Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, Declaration of Independence
- coloniescolony, ant colony, penal colony, bee colony, British colony
RoanokeJamestown
First permanent English settlement
Plymouth · Massachusetts Bay Colony · St. Augustine · Quebec City · New Amsterdam
- Roanoke ColonyVanished 1580s settlement
- Roanoke IslandSite of vanished English settlement