Fort Raleigh

Porter CW. 1952. Fort Raleigh. Historical Handbook Series. No. 16. Government Printing Office. Washington, DC

Historical Handbook No. 16 discusses the early attempts by Great Britain to colonize the US mid-Atlantic coastal areas in what was then Virginia, the establishment of the Roanoke Island colonies by Walter Raleigh, and the mystery of the Lost Colony as well as later historical information. The last part of the handbook serves as a guidebook to Fort Raleigh National Historic Site. This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing the historical and archeological areas in the National Park System administered by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Porter, Charles
Date of Issue
1952
Publisher
Government Printing Office
Units
FORA
Keywords
croatoan, jamestown, lost colony, native american, north carolina, queen elizabeth, roanoke, virginia

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