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Fall and Rise of the Croatan Indians in North Carolina
The Croatan Indians, once classed as negroes, are argued by Hamilton McMillan to be descendants of the Lost Colony from Roanoke Island. The article traces lineage via appearance, customs, and language, notes Lowery’s Civil War band, and discusses ruins, trails, and myths surrounding the colony and its white ancestors.
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North Carolina
Hamilton McMillan
McMillan
Scotland
Culloden
Henry Berry Lowery
Lowery
South
Nicoda
Jamestown
Roanoke Island
Virginia
South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Atlantic
Butler County
Lumber River
Pee Dee River
Bennettsville
Robeson County
Fayetteville
Sampson
Greene
Craven Counties
United States
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