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	Roanoke
		The first settlers in the immediate vicinity of the village of Roanoke, located on the Anderson and Hanway tract of land, covered by a survey dated July 7, 1785.
		It was a better and more pretentious structure than the average one of that time, and in it was held under his care the first school in the nearby section, and a few years later he taught a term or two in a log cabin that stood almost opposite the mouth of Canoe Run.
		The famous "Roanoke Marine Band" was organized comprising in its membership several who have since made their mark in the world.
	www.wvculture.org /history/agrext/roanoke.html (8483 words)

	Roanoke Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Roanoke Island is an island in the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
		Upon arrival at Roanoke, however, the fleet's navigator, Simon Fernandez, refused to transport the colony further than the Outer Banks, claiming that continuing to the bay would delay his return to England into the North Atlantic storm season, thereby risking the fleet.
		Stephen B. Weeks wrote in 1891, "their language is the English of 300 years ago, and their names are in many cases the same as those borne by the original colonists." Weeks, however, compiled his report from local hearsay rather than through empirical observation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roanoke_Colony (2201 words)

	Roanoke, Virginia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Roanoke (The Star City of the South) is an independent city located in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
		Today, Roanoke is famous for its Chili Cook-Off, Strawberry Festival, and the large red, white, and blue illuminated Mill Mountain Star on Mill Mountain, which is visible from many points in the city and neighboring valley.
		The Roanoke, VA MSA is a U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in Virginia as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as of June, 2003.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roanoke,_Virginia (955 words)

	Roanoke Virginia
		Roanoke County was formed out of Botetourt County in 1838, with a county population of approximately 5,000.
		Roanoke was derived from the Indian word "Rawrenock," a name for the shell beads worn by the Indians and used as trade goods.
		Roanoke is a center with attractions for Center-In-The-Square, a multi-cultural complex housing a professional theatre, planetarium, and Museums showcasing history, science and art.
	www.visitroanokeva.com /displayinfo.asp?TOPIC=3&NID=173 (544 words)

	DiscoverRoanoke.org
		Roanoke is in Jackson Township, in the northeast portion of Huntington County.
		Roanoke is close enough to several large cities to be beneficial, yet far removed from urban congestion.
		Roanoke has several housing developments within the town limits and building sites on the fringes of town for people who are seeking a more rural setting while continuing to enjoy the benefits of town.
	www.discoverroanoke.org (346 words)

	America's Most Livable: Roanoke, VA
		Roanoke has the amenities that you’d expect from a dynamic urban center, without losing the charming feeling of a smaller place.
		Roanoke, Virginia is a thriving 21st century community nestled in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
		Roanoke is a city of charming tree-lined neighborhoods and arresting mountain views that make it feel less like a big city and more like home.
	www.mostlivable.org /cities/roanoke/home.html (343 words)

	THE LOST COLONY: Roanoke Island, NC ~ Packet by Eric Hause: Articles about the Outer Banks NC and the Mainland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The image is one of the most haunting in American folklore: Eleanor Dare cradling her infant daughter as they struggle through a vast wilderness, seemingly forgotten by her father who brought them to an unfamiliar land, then left them to fend for themselves.
		By the time the caravan arrived at Roanoke Island in July, 1587, to check on the 15 men left behind a year earlier, he had grown impatient with the White and anxious to resume the hunt for Spanish shipping.
		Today, the north end of Roanoke Island is regularly visited by historians and archaeologists hoping to uncover new evidence as to the fate of the colony.
	www.coastalguide.com /packet/lostcolony01.htm (1774 words)

	Roanoke News - Topix
		Roanoke News continually updated by readers like you.
		ROANOKE, VA. - Seung-hui Cho's recent purchase of the two semiautomatic handguns used in the Virginia Tech rampage was done by the book and in accordance with Virginia's firearms laws.
		Cho bought one of the guns, a.22-caliber Walther P22, at JND Pawnbrokers in Blacksburg in February, a federal law enforcement official familiar with the investigation said.
	www.topix.net /city/roanoke-va (862 words)

	AllRefer.com - Roanoke Island, United States (U.S. Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Roanoke Island, 12 mi (19 km) long and 3 mi (4.8 km) wide, NE N.C., off the Atlantic coast between Croatan (W) and Roanoke (E) sounds in the Outer Banks.
		The colonists landed on Roanoke Island in Aug., 1585, and built the "Citie of Ralegh" (or New Fort), but they returned to England the next year.
		In 1998 scientists said that a study of tree rings showed that the colonists had faced one of the worst droughts in the area's history.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/R/RoanokI.html (355 words)

	Roanoke Rugby Football Club
		In 1975 Roanoke took 2nd place in the Ed Lee Championship and was developing its style of tough fl-shirted rugby.
		The team had changed its name to Roanoke Rugby Football Club and the uniform was changed from the fl and red hoops worn in the initial seasons to a fl jersey with white collar, white shorts, and fl socks.
		Roanoke RFC then got a 32-7 home international victory over Beusize Park in April, 1982 before losing to Askeans in April, 1984.
	www.roanokerugby.com (814 words)

	Roanoke bass - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
		The Roanoke bass (Ambloplites cavifrons) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes.
		It is native only to a few river systems (including the Roanoke) in Virginia and North Carolina.
		The Roanoke bass is considered Vulnerable because its very small range renders it sensitive to danger from human activity.
	education.music.us /R/Roanoke-bass.htm (294 words)

	Roanoke Revisited - Heritage Education Program - Fort Raleigh National Historic Site - National Park Service - Cape ...
		Roanoke Revisited supplements concepts in core curricula courses and provides teachers and their students with appropriated information for the study of pre-colonial America.
		The Roanoke Colonies Research Office, which acts as a clearinghouse for information related to all aspects of study regarding the Roanoke Colonies including such fields of study as anthropology, American studies, archaeology, biology, history, geography, literature and Native American studies, is a good website to visit for the serious student.
		Forts of the Roanoke Colonists, 1584 - 1590
	www.nps.gov /fora/roanokerev.htm (2171 words)

	Colony at Roanoke - 1586
		The first English Colony of Roanoke, originally consisting of 100 householders, was founded in 1585, 22 years before Jamestown and 37 years before the Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts, under the ultimate authority of Sir Walter Raleigh.
		This foreshadowed one of the great mysteries of North America, Roanoke's so-called "Lost Colony" of 90 men, 17 women and 9 children, founded in 1587 and discovered to be missing in 1590, but for the word "Croatan" carved on a post.
		That it would please him withal to leave some sufficient Masters not only to carry us into England, when time should be, but also to search the coast for some better harbor, if there were any, and especially to help us to some small boats and oar-men...
	www.nationalcenter.org /ColonyofRoanoke.html (668 words)

	Roanoke
		ROANOKE (950 alt., 69,206 pop.) lies in a bowl formed by the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains and ranks third in population among Virginia cities, though in 1880 it was only the small town of Big Lick.
		The era of architectural ugliness in which Roanoke was born and the city's precocious growth have complicated the task of the planning commission created in 1928.
		The country around Roanoke was once a favorite hunting ground of the Indians, attracted by the abundance of game drawn to the salt deposits, or 'licks,' within the limits of the present city.
	xroads.virginia.edu /~HYPER/VAGuide/roanoke.html (2826 words)

	The Roanoke Times
		Roanoke County tire fire: Read the latest news, SEE the slide show, get the background on the story.
		A Roanoke restaurateur rented a bus to New York City so loyal friends and diners could share his son's wedding day.
		Roanoke City Market tours: QuickTime VR 360 Tours of Hotel Roanoke, Center in the Square's Mill Mountain Theater and museums, Farmer's Market and more.
	rtonline1.roanoke.com /roatimes/multimedia (732 words)

	Roanoke Radio Advertising,Radio Commercials,Radio Media Virginia, VA
		Roanoke radio advertising media serves as a marketing tool to promote your products and services to a niche market.
		Roanoke companies specializing in radio advertising offer expertise in consumer products, retail, financial services and the high technology industry while supporting a wide range of companies from small to very large.
		Roanoke radio advertising offers a number of advertising opportunities that will allow you to present your sales and marketing messages to Roanoke radio stations each day.
	www.roanokebiz2biz.com /category/advertising_radio.html (217 words)

	Nature Field Guide :: Nature Project Profiles :: Roanoke River, North Carolina
		In 2000 the endangered short-nosed sturgeon was discovered at the mouth of the Roanoke, possibly signifying the existence of a small breeding population of the rare fish.
		Roanoke is a Native American word meaning “river of death,” a reference to the dramatic floods that have often taken human lives over the centuries.
		But the Roanoke is also a river of life, for these same floods supply valuable nutrients to sustain the loamy bottomland hardwood forest supporting North Carolina’s healthiest fl bear population, as well as river otter, bobcat and myriad amphibian, reptile and insect species.
	www.nature.org /wherewework/fieldguide/projectprofiles/rrn.html (508 words)

	Roanoke travel guide - Wikitravel
		Roanoke is at exit 146 on I-81, about 40 minutes north-east of Blacksburg, 40 minutes south of Lexington.
		The city layout of Roanoke does not lend itself well to effective mass transit, and in fact most locals never use mass transit at all.
		Hotel Roanoke [4] - The restored historic luxury hotel was given to Virginia Tech by the Norfolk Southern Rwy.
	wikitravel.org /en/Roanoke (625 words)

	Roanoke on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		John Kerry lundi à Roanoke Un duel Bush/Kerry pour la Maison Blanche paraît de plus en plus probable à neuf mois du scruti.
		John Kerry lundi à Roanoke Le sénateur John Kerry espère accrocher mardi deux nouvelles primaires à son palmarès en gagnan.
		Roanoke Trade Services insurance broker Greg Kritz has seen firsthand how Miami Dade companies deal with cargo theft.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/R/Roanok.asp (601 words)

	News & Events \| Roanoke College \| Salem, Virginia
		As the world reeled from the tragedy that claimed 33 lives at Virginia Tech, the Roanoke College community gathered around the College Bell on the Back Quad and stood silently, listening to the bell ring 34 times in honor of those whose lives had ended.
		Roanoke Names Resource Development VP Robert Mollenhauer has joined Roanoke College as the vice president for resource development at Roanoke College.
		She has served as Roanoke’s president since 2004 and announced her plans to the campus community in a meeting early Friday afternoon.
	web.roanoke.edu /x155.xml (544 words)

	Roanoke - Manufacturers of Quality Steam and Diesel Locomotive Models, Devon, England, UK.
		Roanoke, England, UK with over 40 years experience in model making, both Steam and Diesel Locomotives built to order, also available is a range of passenger wagons, hydrostatic Locomotives to our own design, which are constantly being added to.
		Roanoke is situated on the edge of Exmoor about 7 miles north of the ancient market town of Barnstaple, North Devon, home of the lynton & Barnstaple railway .
		Roanoke is a family run concern, with it's founder having over 40 years experience in model making, both steam and diesel.
	www.roanoke.co.uk (231 words)

	Roanoke College - For Alumni (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Roanoke College sends Noke News on a periodic basis in order to help keep you informed of the latest developments and events on campus.
		Richard Q. Hite ’54 was awarded the highest recognition by the College and received the Roanoke College Medal during the Society of 1842 luncheon on Friday of Alumni Weekend.
		Roanoke College is a private, four year liberal arts college in Salem, VA Rated one of the “Best in the Mid-Atlantic” by the Princeton Review.
	foralumni.roanoke.edu /news.htm (565 words)

	Roanoke Valley Economic Development Partnership
		Located within 45 minutes of Roanoke City's downtown business district, Tech is nationally ranked in research spending and patents received per research dollar, Virginia Tech graduates 1,400 of the country’s most sought-after engineering students each year.
		The Roanoke Higher Education Center and the Education and Training Center at Greenfield in Botetourt County.
		Gereau Center for Applied Technology and Career Exploration is located in Rocky Mount and offers all Franklin County eighth and ninth grade students a full semester of hands-on, student-based learning and exploration in their choice of eight modules representing skills and career opportunities of the future.
	www.roanoke.org /community_data/education_and_training.php (657 words)

	Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia - - Roanoke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The largest wooden square-rigged vessel built in the United States (with the exception of McKay's original Great Republic), Roanoke was one of a quartet of huge Sewall Down Easters that included the ship Rappahannock and the four-masted barks Shenandoah and Susquehanna.
		After a long voyage from Baltimore with coal, Roanoke was at San Francisco on September 5, 1900, the day that Arthur Sewall died in Maine.
		On the following voyage, from Norfolk for San Francisco, Roanoke's cargo of coal began burning, and the ship was only saved by pouring a continuous stream of water on the coal—and pumping out again—while making for Honolulu, which she reached thirteen days later.
	www.college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_076900_roanoke.htm (383 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Roanoke : Solving the Mystery of the Lost Colony (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Roanoke: Solving the Mystery of the Lost Colony by Lee Miller provides clear and convincing explanations for the disappearance of the late 16th-century British settlement on Roanoke Island off North Carolina.
		Miller's prose is commanding as she speculates on what really happened to the colonists after they left Roanoke and on the inevitability of their leaving.
		In Roanoke: Solving the Mystery of the Lost Colony author Lee Miller discusses the many factors in the first attempt to colonize the American content.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1559705841?v=glance (2040 words)

	The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center \| Welcome - Roanoke, VA
		The historic Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center is situated alongside downtown Roanoke in the heart of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, just minutes from Roanoke Regional Airport.
		As a member of IACC (International Association of Conference Centers), Hotel Roanoke is pleased to offer world-class lodging facilities, including newly renovated guest rooms and 63,000 square feet of state-of-the-art conference space.
		The Roanoke Valley boasts a wide variety of golf and tennis facilities, as well as great outdoor recreation with hiking, biking, boating and fishing in the surrounding Blue Ridge Mountains.
	www.hotelroanoke.com (458 words)

	Courtyard Roanoke Airport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		When visiting the Roanoke Valley, you couldn't choose a better place to stay.
		The Courtyard Roanoke Airport, an upscale award-winning property, is pet friendly, only 1 mile from the airport and close to many attractions.
		Stroll in historic downtown Roanoke or take a short drive to Mill Mountain Zoo, Smith Mountain Lake, D-Day Memorial and several nearby museums.
	marriott.com /hotels/travel/roacy-courtyard-roanoke-airport (286 words)

	Roanoke College Maroons
		Roanoke junior Erin Hanson has been named to the WBCA Division III All-American squad.
		Roanoke plays at Lynchburg at 11:00 on Saturday.
		To contact one of Roanoke's coaches, visit each individual home page or the athletic department staff directory.
	maroons.roanoke.edu /Sports (418 words)

	Mill Mountain Theatre - About Roanoke, VA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The city is the center of one of Virginia's largest metropolitan regions, and a hub of transportation, finance, and industry for the southwestern part of the state.
		The scenic beauty of the Roanoke Valley, located between the Blue Ridge and the Virginia Allegheny Highlands, makes the city a pleasant as well as an economically diverse place to live and work.
		The city's position on the East Coast gives it ready access to close to two-thirds of the total population of the nation within a radius of 500 miles.
	www.millmountain.org /aboutroanoke.htm (167 words)

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