Roanoke Colony

Summary

Roanoke Colony is a ghost town^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.11% of ghost_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,771 views/month, #1 of 930).^[2]

Key Facts

• Roanoke Colony is located in North Carolina^[3].
• Roanoke Colony is in the country of United States^[4].
• Roanoke Colony's instance of is recorded as ghost town^[5].
• Roanoke Colony's instance of is recorded as colony^[6].
• Roanoke Colony's Commons category is recorded as Roanoke Colony^[7].
• 1584 marks the founding of Roanoke Colony^[8].
• Roanoke Colony's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.93694444444444, 'lon': -75.7088888888889}^[9].
• Roanoke Colony's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Roanoke Colony^[10].
• Roanoke Colony's described by source is recorded as Atlas of Vanishing Places^[11].
• Roanoke Colony's located in the present-day administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dare County^[12].

Body

Geography

Roanoke Colony is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in North Carolina^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ghost town^[5] and colony^[6].

History and Context

1584 marks the founding of Roanoke Colony^[8].

Why It Matters

Roanoke Colony ranks in the top 0.11% of ghost_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,771 views/month, #1 of 930).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[13] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[14]