# The colonists said they planned to move fifty miles into the mainland, not to the Chesapeake, which is…

> The colonists said they planned to move fifty miles into the mainland, not to the Chesapeake, which is farther.

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# The colonists said they planned to move fifty miles into the mainland, not to the Chesapeake, which is…

The colonists said they planned to move fifty miles into the mainland, not to the Chesapeake, which is farther.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[The main body went north to the Chesapeake Bay, their original destination.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/answers/ANS0CQCCAHE3A86/the-main-body-went-north-to-the-chesapeake-bay-their)

Still possible

AGAINST

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The colonists said they planned to move fifty miles into the mainland, not to the Chesapeake, which is… [Evidence EVD0CQCCB125SX5]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0CQCCB125SX5
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