Lost Colony: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: Portland State University - PDXScholar - A Sequence of Unfortunate Events: Why the Lost Colony Collapsed (PDF). | Jul 30, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - The Lost Colony of Roanoke - background and first attempts. | Jun 04, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Live Science - What happened to the 'vanished' colonists at Roanoke? | Oct 03, 2025 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 26, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Park Service - The Lost Colony. | May 22, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Lost Colonists and Lost Tribes (PDF). | Dec 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Portland State University - PDXScholar - A Sequence of Unfortunate Events: Why the Lost Colony Collapsed (PDF). | Jul 23, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Parks Conservation Association - The Lost Colony � An Outer Banks Mystery. | May 30, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: NCpedia - Lost Colony. | Apr 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Washington Post - The Lost Colony of Roanoke. | Dec 29, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Heritage - Has Roanoke�s Lost Colony Been Found? | Oct 17, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: American History Central - The Lost Colony � England�s First Colony in North America on Roanoke Island. | Aug 08, 2023 | ||
| Map added. | Jun 05, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - What Happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island? | Apr 27, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Roanoke, Raleigh's Lost Colony. | Jan 06, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Roanoke Colony. | Sep 06, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: The First Colony Foundation - The Roanoke Colonies. | Apr 06, 2021 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 26, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: America's Story From America's Library - The Lost Colony. | Feb 08, 2017 | ||
| Noted that the word "CROATOAN" was inscribed on a palisade post, not a tree. | Jan 29, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Social Studies for Kids - The Lost Colony of Roanoke. | Dec 16, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: NCpedia - Roanoke Island : The Lost Colony. | Dec 16, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Encyclopedia Virginia - The Roanoke Colonies. | Dec 16, 2014 | ||
| Restyled "Cro" and "Croatoan" (now italicized and in all-caps) to be consistent with other articles that discuss the colony. | Sep 27, 2010 | ||
| Article revised | Feb 05, 2009 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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