# That some had gone to Croatoan, while others had already moved inland as planned.

> Most likely: That some had gone to Croatoan, while others had already moved inland as planned.

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# That some had gone to Croatoan, while others had already moved inland as planned.

That some had gone to Croatoan, while others had already moved inland as planned.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionDeduced0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests partly supported it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Material evidence at both destinations.

## What would rule it out

- The colony shown to have remained together.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[The plan to move fifty miles inland was made before White left; Croatoan is not fifty miles into the mainland.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/evidence/EVD0CQCCDQ01AV7/the-plan-to-move-fifty-miles-inland-was-made-before-white)

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## The questions it answers

[What did the carved word CROATOAN tell White?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/questions/QST0CQCC7426TA8/what-did-the-carved-word-croatoan-tell-white)

Part of [What happened to the colonists left on Roanoke Island in 1587?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/questions/QST0CQCC6W858JF/what-happened-to-the-colonists-left-on-roanoke-island-in)

Most likelyThat some had gone to Croatoan, while others had already moved inland as planned

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Mysteries Department. (2026). That some had gone to Croatoan, while others had already moved inland as planned. [Answer ANS0CQCCDF62PTR]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CQCCDF62PTR
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