A stone marker on Roanoke Island commemorates the birth of Virginia Dare, the first English child born in the Americas. Its inscription recounts the Lost Colony and the early English settlers who attempted a permanent settlement on the North Carolina coast. The marker stands in grass with trees behind it. Virginia Dare was born in 1587, and the Roanoke colony's later disappearance became known as the Lost Colony.
Linen texture; white border.
No postmark. Divided-back linen-era 'C.T. Art-Colortone' card (Curt Teich, Chicago); dealer pencil mark '#59' at lower right, no handwriting otherwise.
Cite this card
Marker to Birth of Virginia Dare, Roanoke Island, NC, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/marker-to-birth-of-virginia-dare-roanoke-island-nc-circa-193. Accessed November 2, 2026.
