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title: "What was the Roanoke Island colony also known as, and why?"  
description: "What was the Roanoke Island colony also known as, and why?"  
author: "Gray  park"  
published: 2018-04-25  
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tags: ["usa history"]  
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# What was the Roanoke Island colony also known as, and why?

What was the Roanoke [Island](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62158/which-will-be-the-1st-island-to-operate-seaplanes) colony also [known as](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34771/who-was-known-as-the-whip-of-the-god), and why?


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