Fort Raleigh National Historic Site preserves the location of Roanoke Colony, the first English settlement in the present-day United States.

The site was preserved for its national significance in relation to the founding of the first English settlement in North America, resettled in 1587 after it was initially in 1585.

The fate of the "Lost Colony" was a celebrated mystery, although most modern academic sources agree that the settlers likely assimilated into local indigenous tribes.

The free residents of the colony were allocated plots of land by household, paid by the Army for work, and educated with the help of Northern teachers.

[2] The Fort Raleigh historic site is home to Paul Green's outdoor symphonic drama, The Lost Colony.

The garden is open daily year round and holds seasonal events such as educational tours in the summer and holiday light displays in the winter.