▁as ▁well ▁as ▁English ▁co ins , ▁fire ar ms , ▁and ▁a ▁pow der ▁horn . ▁ ▁Modern ▁research ▁ ▁Research ▁into ▁the ▁disapp earance ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 8 7 ▁colon ists ▁largely ▁ended ▁with ▁Law son ' s ▁ 1 7 0 1 ▁investigation . ▁ ▁Ren ew ed ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁Lost ▁Col ony ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁eventually ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁scholar ly ▁analysis . ▁ ▁Site ▁pres ervation ▁ ▁The ▁ru ins ▁that ▁John ▁Law son ▁encountered ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 1 ▁eventually ▁became ▁a ▁tour ist ▁att raction . ▁ ▁President ▁James ▁Mon roe ▁visited ▁the ▁site ▁on ▁April ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 1 9 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s , ▁visitors ▁described ▁the ▁d eter ior ated ▁" fort " ▁as ▁little ▁more ▁than ▁an ▁earth work ▁in ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁bast ion , ▁and ▁reported ▁holes ▁d ug ▁by ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁valuable ▁re lic s . ▁ ▁Production ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁silent ▁film ▁The ▁Lost ▁Col ony ▁and ▁road ▁development ▁further ▁dam aged ▁the ▁site . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁J . ▁C . ▁Harr ington ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁the ▁rest oration ▁and ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁the ▁earth work . ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Park ▁Service ▁began ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁design ating ▁it ▁Fort ▁R ale igh ▁National ▁Historic ▁Site