<Ul> <Li> Dare County, North Carolina </Li> </Ul> <Li> Dare County, North Carolina </Li> <P> The Roanoke Colony (/ ˈroʊəˌnoʊk /), also known as the Lost Colony, was established in 1585 on Roanoke Island in what is today's Dare County, North Carolina . It was a late 16th - century attempt by Queen Elizabeth I to establish a permanent English settlement in North America . The colony was founded by Sir Walter Raleigh . </P> <P> The colonists disappeared during the Anglo - Spanish War, three years after the last shipment of supplies from England . Their disappearance gave rise to the nickname "The Lost Colony". There is no conclusive evidence as to what happened to the colonists . </P>

Where is the site of the lost colony
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