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117 People Vanished... And Left ONE Word Behind · The Mind of a Man

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Speaker 1: One hundred and seventeen people vanished, and they left behind
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Speaker 1: only one word, and the clue was carved with one word. Croatoan.
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Speaker 1: But what did it mean? Croatoan wasn't just a random word.
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Speaker 1: It was also the name of a nearby island and
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Speaker 1: a Native American community. Some evidence suggests they may have,
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Speaker 1: but there was a problem. Not everyone agreed. And then
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Speaker 1: another clue appeared. Years later, historians found something even more interesting.
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Speaker 1: The colonists may not have simply vanished. They may have moved.
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Speaker 1: But the trail doesn't end there. Some historians believe they
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Speaker 1: joined nearby communities. Others believe they moved somewhere else. But
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Speaker 1: no one knows for certain. And that's what makes Roanoke.