In the middle of a dark September night in 1711 in Carolina, John Lawson found himself captive, tied up and flung in the center of the council ring of the ...

The Mother Vine produces scuppernong grapes, the state's official fruit since 2001, and dates back to the early days of the ...

Discover the 13 American colonies, their establishment by Great Britain, diverse characteristics, and their journey to unity ...

The buzz is real, North Carolina’s Outer Banks (OBX) is topping every “must‑visit” list for 2025, and locals aren’t even ...

Samuel McMurray was born in 1750 to John McMurray and Margaret Ewing McMurray in Bedford, Virginia. John and Margaret ...

The "Lost Colony" is one of history's most intriguing mysteries. How could all these people simply disappear without a trace?

The Lost Colony is a classic outdoor drama performed in Manteo with a re-imagined look this season.

The ‘amateur archaeologist’ says he’s discovered proof of what happened to the colony members who completely vanished from the site of one of the U.S.’s greatest mysteries.

Archaeologists could have finally solved the 435-year mystery of America's first English settlement, known as the "lost ...

The fate of the settlers who founded the "Lost Colony of Roanoke" in what is now North Carolina remains unknown.

It's a mystery that has intrigued Americans for centuries: What happened to the lost colonists of North Carolina's Roanoke Island? (See "America's Lost Colony.") The settlers, who arrived in 1587 ...

In 1587, John White and a group of approximately 115 English settlers landed on Roanoke Island off the coast of present-day North Carolina. The colony they sought to establish marked the second ...