# The colonists told White in 1587 that they planned to move fifty miles into the mainland.

> The colonists told White in 1587 that they planned to move fifty miles into the mainland.

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# The colonists told White in 1587 that they planned to move fifty miles into the mainland.

The colonists told White in 1587 that they planned to move fifty miles into the mainland.

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[The colonists moved about fifty miles west to the Albemarle Sound and Chowan River and settled in dispersed…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/answers/ANS0CQCC9AC0EJH/the-colonists-moved-about-fifty-miles-west-to-the-albemarle)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The colonists told White in 1587 that they planned to move fifty miles into the mainland. [Evidence EVD0CQCC9J63GPG]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0CQCC9J63GPG
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