Rio Hacha, Colombia. 11N. 72W. Hawkin trading at in negroes, 1565, 1568; burnt by Drake, 1595.
Rio Negro, Argentine Republic. 40S. 61W. (See Darwin, 'Voyage of Beagle.')
[Roanoke], island, N. Carolina. 35N. 75W. Discovered by expedition under Barlow and Amadas, sent by Raleigh, 1584; colony left on by Grenville under Ralph Lane, 1585; rescued by Drake, 1586; small colony left by Grenville, 1586, which perished; larger band of colonists under John White sent by Raleigh, 1587; captured by Federals, 1862 (Civil W.). Bp. Virginia Dare, first English child born in the New World, 1587.
[Roanoke], river, N.A. 35 and 36N. 76 and 78W. Explored by Christopher Gist, 1750-1.
Rocky Mountains, N.A. Alexander Mackenzie the first European to cross, 1793.
Roslyn, Long Island. 40N. 73W. 'Cedar-Mere,' the home and burial-place of Bryant the poet (1794-1878).
Roxbury, Mass. 42N. 71W. John Eliot, apostle to the Indians, and translator of the Bible into the Indian language, minister at, 1632-46, when he began his missionary labours; here he died, 1690.
Sabine Cross Roads, Louisiana. 31N. 93W. Confederate victory, 1864 (Civil W.).
Sable Island, Nova Scotia. 43N. 60W. Colony planted by Roberval, who sailed up the St. Lawrence, 1542-3.
Saccarappa, Westbrook, Maine. 43N. 70W. Bp. B. P. Akers, sculptor (1825-61). (See Hawthorne's 'Transformation.')