Fort Neoheroka is the name of a stronghold constructed in what is now modern day Greene County, North Carolina by the Tuscarora tribe during the Tuscarora War of 1711-1715. In March of 1713, the Fort was laid siege to and ultimately attacked by a colonial force consisting of Yamassee and Cherokee Indians from neighboring South Carolina. Led by Col. James Moore, the 1713 siege lasted for more than three weeks, from around March 1, 1713 to March 22nd. Hundreds of men women and children were burned to death in a fire that destroyed the Fort. Approximately 170 more were killed outside the fort while approximately 400 were taken to South Carolina where they were sold into slavery. The defeat of the Tuscaroras, once the most powerful Indigenous nation in the North Carolina Territory, opened up North Carolina’s interiror to further expansion by European settlers. The supremacy of the Tuscaroras in the state was broken forever. Greene County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ... This article is the current U.S. Collaboration of the Week. ... The Tuscarora are an American Indian tribe originally in North Carolina, which moved north to New York, and then partially into Canada. ... The Tuscarora War was fought in North Carolina during the autumn of 1711 until 11 February 1715 between the British, Dutch, and German settlers and the Tuscarora, a local American Indian tribe. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... // Events April 11 - War of the Spanish Succession: Treaty of Utrecht June 23 - French residents of Acadia given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia Canada first Orrery built by George Graham Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston(1670-1789) Columbia(1790-present) Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson Area  Ranked 40th  - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 260 miles (420 km)  - % water 6  - Latitude 32°430N to 35... This article is the current U.S. Collaboration of the Week. ...

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Lee, Enoch Lawrence. Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commission,Raleigh, NC. Indian Wars in North Carolina, 1663-1763,1963.

http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/nc/ncsites/tusca2.htm

http://www.arch.dcr.state.nc.us/amonth/neheroka.htm

http://tuscaroras.com/fortneoheroka/

http://www.indiancountrynews.com/fullstory.cfm?ID=511