<P> Roanoke Island was the site of the 16th - century Roanoke Colony , the first English colony in the New World . It was located in what was then called Virginia , named in honor of England 's ruling monarch and `` Virgin Queen '' , Elizabeth I. From 1584 to 1590 there were six expeditions to the area and two groups of colonists who attempted to establish a colony there , both groups failed . </P>
<P> Roanoke Island was the site of the 16th - century Roanoke Colony , the first English colony in the New World . It was located in what was then called Virginia , named in honor of England 's ruling monarch and `` Virgin Queen '' , Elizabeth I. From 1584 to 1590 there were six expeditions to the area and two groups of colonists who attempted to establish a colony there , both groups failed . </P>
the roanoke colony was in what present day state
the roanoke colony was in what present day state
Virginia
Virginia