Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Roanoke” in entry united-states-of-america-virginia of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:

...and of Wocoken......July 26, 1585 Leaving 108 men under Ralph Lane as colonists, Grenville returns to England......Aug. 25, 1585 Sir Francis Drake, with twenty-three ships, anchors outside of Roanoke Inlet......June 10, 1586 Drake sails for England with all the colonists, who had become very despondent, thus ending the first settlement of the English in America......June 19, 1586 Another ...
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Roanoke (United States) 768 34 0 0 0 user votes
Roanoke (Alabama, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Roanoke (Georgia, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Roanoke (Illinois, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Roanoke (Indiana, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Roanoke (Kentucky, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Roanoke (Louisiana, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Roanoke (New Mexico, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Roanoke (New York, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Roanoke (Texas, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Roanoke (Virginia, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Roanoke (Washington, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Roanoke (West Virginia, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes

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