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<\/a><\/p>\nScott Dawson, a native of Hatteras Island and now a resident of Colington, has shared the location of a discovery he made on National Park Service property with that agency, which has now secured the area and posted surveillance to insure that intruders don’t disturb the site.<\/p>\n
Doug Stover, park historian of the Park Service, said that park officials think that the site may be the remains of Fort Blanchard, a Civil War fort.<\/p>\n
But if proven correct in his beliefs, Dawson will be the envy of many archaeologists who have spent their careers in the search of the long-lost Ft. Raleigh, Ralph Lane’s 1585 fort on Roanoke Island.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Read the full article.<\/a><\/p>\n
To learn more about the Lost Colony of Roanoke check out this Wikipedia<\/a> page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The following excerpt is from m.obsentinel.com Scott Dawson, a native of Hatteras Island and now a resident of Colington, has shared the location of a discovery he made on National Park Service property with that agency, which has now secured Continue reading Lost Roanoke Colony’s Ft. Raleigh? New Find on Roanoke Island Creates Stir<\/span>