It was Summer, 1585 by the time Raleigh's men returned to Secotan land.  Now was the time for them to build their fort.  Raleigh had a cousin--Sir Richard Grenville--who led the voyage.  Accompanying him was a man named Ralph Lane.  They were not similar...

    The next morning, they headed up the coast and met more people in the town of Aquascogoc.  There was very much corn there.  White drew the corn as the plant was not yet known in England.     Suddenly Grenville decided to go home to England...

    Soon after, a very severe drought occured in the Secotan land.  There had been droughts before in the region, but definitely not this extreme.  The once very fertile soil dried up.  The corn all started to dry and shrivel up.  The Secota people were...

    The current leader Pemisipan didn't stay leader much longer after Lane stayed behind.        Lane was on a rampage.  He was sure that the Secotan people were holding food from him and he would teach him a lesson. ...

    Many birds made their home at the lake behind the town of Pameioc--as they do now.  Snowy egrets and herons are just two of the many examples of wildlife found at the great lake.  Tundra Swans, Canada and Snow Geese, Pintails, Black ducks, and Mallards are seen on...