A picture of the Atlantic Ocean, not Virginia Dare.
Virginia Dare was the first English child born in the New World, specifically, North Carolina. Her grandfather, John White, was the governor of the colony on Roanoke Island. The story of her birth and the colony’s fate after John White returned to England for supplies has become the story of The Lost Colony.
When John White returned to Roanoke three years later, the settlers had vanished. White found “CRO” carved into a tree and “Croatoan” on a post. Historians have theorized that the settlers were killed, died from disease or famine, or from a storm. Locals, however, believe the settlers left with friendly Indians for Hatteras Island, but the legend of The Lost Colony continues and is the subject of an outdoor drama every summer in Manteo, North Carolina.
The connection of Virginia Dare to “A Hatteras Surprise” in Candy Cane Wishes and Saltwater Dreams is that Ginny Stowe, one of the main characters, is named after her. Being a history buff and a North Carolinian, I thought it’d be fun to add this touch of history to the story.
Another interesting tidbit is that Andy Griffith, Colleen Dewhurst, and Lynn Redgrave are a few of the famous names who contributed their talent to the 84-year-old production.
For this post, I used a picture of an empty beach to depict a scene John White probably encountered when he returned to the settlement.
What do you think happened to Virginia Dare?
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