Fort Neoheroka
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Fort Neoheroka was a major Tuscarora stronghold in colonial North Carolina whose 1713 siege and destruction marked the decisive turning point in the Tuscarora War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Neoheroka canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
fortification ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationsConductedBy | North Carolina archaeologists ⓘ |
| archaeologicalFindings |
Tuscarora artifacts
ⓘ
evidence of intense burning and destruction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Colonel James Moore (South Carolina)
ⓘ
Governor Edward Hyde (North Carolina) ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Iroquoian-speaking peoples
ⓘ
Tuscarora ⓘ
surface form:
Tuscarora people
|
| battleType | siege ⓘ |
| builtFor | defense against colonial and allied Indian forces ⓘ |
| conflict | Tuscarora War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | site of major Tuscarora loss and resistance ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1713 ⓘ |
| destroyedBy |
allied colonial militia and Indian allies
ⓘ
colonial forces of North Carolina ⓘ |
| event |
siege of Fort Narhantes
ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Fort Neoheroka
|
| hasArchaeologicalExcavation | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
defensive trenches
ⓘ
earthen fortifications ⓘ palisades ⓘ subterranean structures ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | archaeological and historic site of the Tuscarora War ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Greene County, North Carolina
ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ colonial North Carolina ⓘ near Contentnea Creek ⓘ |
| memorials | commemorative markers in Greene County, North Carolina ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Neoheroka (Tuscarora town) ⓘ |
| near | Snow Hill, North Carolina ⓘ |
| partOf | Tuscarora War ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Tuscarora joining the Iroquois Confederacy
ⓘ
Tuscarora migration to New York ⓘ |
| resultOfEvent |
Tuscarora
ⓘ
surface form:
Tuscarora migration northward
collapse of organized Tuscarora resistance in North Carolina ⓘ large loss of Tuscarora lives ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive turning point in the Tuscarora War
ⓘ
major Tuscarora stronghold in colonial North Carolina ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Tuscarora
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Tuscarora
Tuscarora ⓘ Tuscarora ⓘ
surface form:
Tuscarora Nation
|
| yearDestroyed | 1713 ⓘ |
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