Contents

a. INTRODUCTION

b. GILBERT AND RALEIGH

c. EXPLORATION OF ROANOKE ISLAND, 1584

d. RALEIGH'S FIRST COLONY, 1585-86

1. The Voyage
2. The Establishment of the Colony
3. Life in the Colony
4. Abandonment of the Colony
5. Grenville's Fifteen Men

e. THE LOST COLONY OF 1587

1. The Second Colony Established at Roanoke
2. Governor White's Return to England
3. Attempts To Find the Lost Colony

f. CONNECTING LINKS WITH JAMESTOWN AND NEW ENGLAND

g. LATER HISTORICAL INFORMATION ON FORT RALEIGH

h. RECENT HISTORY OF FORT RALEIGH

i. GUIDE TO THE AREA

j. THE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

k. HOW TO REACH THE SITE

l. ADMINISTRATION

m. RELATED AREAS

n. ABOUT YOUR VISIT

o. SUGGESTED READINGS

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Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

Historical Handbook Number Sixteen
1952

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. It is printed by the Government Printing Office and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D.C. Price 25 cents

The National Park System, of which Fort Raleigh National Historic Site is a unit, is dedicated to conserving the scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the United States for the benefit and enjoyment of its people.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Stewart L. Udall, Secretary

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Conrad L. Wirth, Director