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title: "Why is Roanoke named the lost colony?"  
description: "Why is Roanoke named the lost colony?"  
author: "tasman Johnson"  
published: 2018-04-03  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40548/why-is-roanoke-named-the-lost-colony  
category: "usa history"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why is Roanoke named the lost colony?

Why is Roanoke [named](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/82001/why-pakistan-missiles-are-named-after-muslim-invaders-who-attacked-india) the [lost colony](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50109/what-lead-up-to-the-lost-colony-disappearance)?\
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