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

Explore America and discover people, places, art, history, and other items related to North Carolina in the Smithsonian’s growing digitized collections. Held in trust for the American people, the ...

North Carolina, which was at one time combined with South Carolina to form a single territory, was one of the original 13 colonies and became the 12th state in 1789. It sent the most troops to ...