He just abandoned the colony on an island in NC...........he was also looking for El Dorado in S. America............

Sir Walter Raleigh & Roanoke Island, North Carolina - 17C ...

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Mar 29, 2011 - In July 1585, Sir Walter Raleigh sent English colonists to an island off the ... John White, hatched a plan to get people to go to Roanoke Island.

North Carolina History Project : Roanoke Island

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In 1584, 1585, and 1587, Sir Walter Raleigh funded expeditions to Roanoke Island (located on what is now called the Outer Banks). On March 25, 1584, Queen ...

The Lost Colony - Sir Walter Raleigh and South America

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Sir Walter Raleigh's brother, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, attempted to establish an ... The 150 settlers, led by John White, established a community on Roanoke Island.