Fort Neoheroka is the site of a stronghold and burial ground erected near Contentnea Creek in today's Greene County, North Carolina by the Tuscarora tribe during the Tuscarora War. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1713/03/01 | Cap Maurice Moore | Colonial Militia Commander | Col James Moore and his brother Cap Maurice Moore, lead Colonial and Native militia to lay siege to the palisaded Neoheroka stronghold built by the Tuscaroras. | Tuscarora War | ||
| 1713/03/20 | Col James Moore | Colonial Militia Commander | Indians warriors of the Yamasee, Apalachee, Catawba and Cherokee tribes from the Province of South Carolina, are by led Col James Moore on an assault of Fort Neoheroka held by Tuscaroras. | Tuscarora War | ||
| 1713/03/23 | Colonial and Native militia capture Neoheroka Fort, a Tuscarora stronghold, about 550 Indians are killed and 400 are taken captive. The battle all but ends the aggressions of the Lower Tuscaroras and their coastal Algonkian allies. | Tuscarora War |
| Particulars for Neoheroka Monument: | |
|---|---|
| Cultural Affiliation | Apalachee People |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Historic Use | Battle site |
| Cultural Affiliation | Catawba People |
| Cultural Affiliation | Cherokee |
| Area of Significance | Commemorative Property |
| Cultural Affiliation | European American |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Structure Type | Fortification |
| Historic Use | Graves, burials |
| Area of Significance | Historic and non-aboriginal |
| Criteria | Information Potential |
| Area of Significance | Military |
| Historic Use | Monument |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Cultural Affiliation | Native American |
| Criteria | Person |
| Owner | Private |
| Sight Category | Site |
| Cultural Affiliation | Tuscaroras People |
| Cultural Affiliation | Yamasee Indians |
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