Alert Top Story Viewpoint Viewpoint: Finding the Lost Colony D.G. Martin One on One Dec 28, 2023 Dec 28, 2023 Updated Jan 31, 2025 0 1 of 3 D.G. Martin Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save D.G. Martin One on One The story of the Lost Colony is North Carolina’s founding myth.kAmtI46AE 7@C @?6 E9:?8[ :E >2J 36 E96 36DE 7@F?5:?8 >JE9 @7 2?J &]$] DE2E6 @C 2?J 4@F?ECJ :? E96 H@C=5]k^AmkAmxE 8@6D =:<6 E9:Di p 8C@FA @7 23@FE `__ A6@A=6 H9@ =:G65 :? t?8=2?5 D2:=65 24C@DD E96 @462?[ 2?5 D6EE=65 @? 2? :D=2?5 :? H92E :D ?@H }@CE9 r2C@=:?2] p 49:=5 H2D 3@C?[ E9FD E96 7:CDE 49:=5 @7 t?8=:D9 A2C6?ED 3@C? :? p>6C:42] %96 323J 8:C= H2D ?2>65 ':C8:?:2 s2C6]k^AmkAm%96? 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