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North Carolina Ghost Stories and Legends: Virginia Dare, the White Doe ArticleNorth Carolina Ghost Stories and Legends: Virginia Dare, the White Doe Article
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4th - 8th
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1160L
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North Carolina Ghost Stories and Legends: Virginia Dare, the White Doe

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Describes the establishment of the Roanoke Island Colony and the story of Virginia Dare, the first English person born in the New World. After the colonists vanished, a legend developed around Virginia Dare, that she would appear as a white doe. How this legend may have developed is explained, as well as how Virginia Dare's name was used in advertising a North Carolina wine.

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lost colonists, lost colony, roanoke colony, roanoke island, roanoke legend, sallie southall cotten, virginia dare

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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