#4 BEST OF 443 THE LOST COLONY (PT 2): FOUND !

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

Jon Hagadorn

Society & Culture, History

4.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2024

⏱️ 82 minutes

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The Lost Colony is the #4 listener favorite of 443 episodes through 9 years of 1001 Heroes. "The Lost Colony PT II: FOUND!" Tells the incredible story of what happened to the people of Roanoke Island after they abandoned their fort. With interviews and some digging we can see that they were moved to a different location where they were protected from hostile tribes, and over time blended into to Lumbee Indian tribe, which still carries many of their surnames in the area of Lumberton, N.C. This story includes an in-person interview with Fred and Katherine Willard, who served as directors of the Lost colony Center for Science and Research, and who, through tireless research, have uncovered the truth of what happened to most of 115 brave souls whose dream of a new life in the New World got turned upside down when the rescue ships never came. Fred Willard passed not long after our interview in 2017.RIP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	And the Well, Welcome to Part 2 of the Lost Colony, America's Greatest Unsolved Mystery. Part 2,
0:30.6	Missing Persons. Let me get you up to date on where we are. In part one
0:35.6	we covered the arrival of 115 colonists to Roanoke Island, North Carolina in
0:41.0	1587 to begin a new colony for England in America.
0:45.0	Although a relief ship was promised within months, none came and when a ship finally did arrive in
0:51.0	1590, the settlement had been abandoned with the words
0:54.7	crow atowen, clearly carved into the walls of the palisade that surrounded the now
0:59.3	empty fort and settlement. The fate of the colonist has been shrouded in mystery for over 400 years,
1:06.0	but many organizations are working to bring their story to light.
1:10.0	One of those organizations is the Lost Colony Center for Science and Research,
1:14.4	which is comprised of a working team of archaeologists, scientists, and researchers.
1:19.4	We contacted Fred Willard, Director for the Lost Colony Center for Science and Research in North Carolina,
1:26.5	and they are eager to fill you in on the progress that's being made in the search for clues to the outcome of the lost colony. That full interview is included as
1:34.8	Part 2 of this episode. In Part 1 we introduced the story of the
1:40.2	Dair Stones giving you both sides of the
1:43.4	story including the report by investigative journalist Boyden's Sparks
1:46.7	working for the Saturday evening post.
1:48.9	His three-year investigation came to the conclusion that all the stones were false, including the first court stone found by Hammond.
1:56.5	But there's a lot of research going on right now that suggests that that first stone might be genuine.
2:02.0	The History Channel covered that angle recently and
2:05.1	our interview with guests Fred and Catherine Willard who worked with the History
2:09.1	Channel on a number of projects related to the Lost, share that opinion and will give you
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