The earliest known map to show Fort Raleigh is the Collet map of 1770, which indicates a fort on the northeast side of the island near the shore line at what appears to be the present Fort Raleigh site. It is marked simply “Fort,” without name. A later copyist calls it “Pain Fort,” probably because he confused the notation of Paine’s residence on the Collet map (in different type from “Fort”) as part of the fort name. Benson J. Lossing, the historian, wrote in 1850 that “slight traces of Lane’s fort” could then be seen “near the north end” of Roanoke Island. Edward C. Bruce reported in _Harper’s New Monthly Magazine_, May 1860, that the trench of the fort was clearly traceable as a square of about 40 yards each way, with one corner thrown out in the form of a small bastion. He also mentions fragments of stone and brick. Partial archeological excavation of the fort was undertaken by Talcott Williams in 1895. Additional archeological excavations by the National Park Service were undertaken in 1947, 1948, and 1950. [Illustration: FORT RALEIGH NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE _NORTH CAROLINA_] ROANOKE SOUND WATERSIDE THEATER OF ‘THE LOST COLONY’ PRODUCTION SOUVENIR SHOP VISITOR CENTER THOMAS HARIOT TRAIL RESTORED FORT STOCKADE ENTRANCE PARKING 345 TO MANTEO. 3 MILES JULY 1960 NHS-RAL-7003 _Recent History of Fort Raleigh_ On April 30, 1894, the Roanoke Colony Memorial Association purchased the fort and 10 acres of surrounding land for memorial purposes. In 1896, the memorial area was extended to 16.45 acres, and the Virginia Dare monument was erected. In order to promote a more active program of interpretation at Fort Raleigh, the Roanoke Island Historical Association was organized in 1932. With Federal aid a series of buildings, constituting a symbolical restoration and an open-air theater, were constructed. In 1935, the area became a State historical park under the administration of the North Carolina Historical Commission. Two years later, the production of Paul Green’s _Lost Colony_ pageant-drama attracted Nation-wide attention to Fort Raleigh. The immediate success of the play caused it to be repeated each season, and the performance is now recognized as America’s outstanding folk play. _Guide to the Area_ THE BOUNDARY STOCKADE.