Virginia Dare

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Virginia Dare: baptism

Illustration of two colonial men examining a tree with the word "CROATOAN" carved into it, with an inset showing a close-up of the carving.

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English colonist

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Illustration of two colonial men examining a tree with the word "CROATOAN" carved into it, with an inset showing a close-up of the carving.

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Virginia Dare: baptism

Virginia Dare: baptism

Baptism of Virginia Dare, postcard from the 1907 Jamestown Exposition.

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