In 1587, North Carolina made its first settlement. John White led 121 settlers to, what is now, Roanoke Island on July 22nd. It was the very first settlement in the New World.
What’s In A Name:
King Charles II of England, named the land where the colony’s landed after his father, Charles I. Carolina comes from the word Carolus, the Latin form of Charles.
Location:
The first colony settled on the Eastern Region of North Carolina.
What’s In A Name:
King Charles II of England, named the land where the colony’s landed after his father, Charles I. Carolina comes from the word Carolus, the Latin form of Charles.
Location:
The first colony settled on the Eastern Region of North Carolina.