Croatan Carved into Tree at Roanoke Small 221×320 Medium 442×640 Large 707×1024 Download TIFF Original 1657×2400 | (3.8 MB) Description John White finds the only clue to the disappearance of the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke: a tree carved with the word 'Croatan,' the name of a Native American tribe. Keywords american history, Croatan, John White, lost colony, North Carolina, roanoke, tree carving Galleries 1492-1606 Exploration, Places in Virginia Source: Henry E. Chambers School History of the United States (New Orleans, LA: F. F. Hansell & Bro, 1887)
