Nooherooka

Nooherooka was a Tuscarora stronghold near a branch of Contentnea Creek in eastern Carolina. Its high palisades enclosed a fortified place covering about an acre and a half, with interconnected bunkers and tunnels supplied with stores of food. During the Tuscarora War, it sheltered a large concentration of warriors and became the scene of a decisive battle against colonial forces and their Indigenous allies.

In March 1713 Colonel James Moore besieged the fort. His men undermined an outer wall and set fire to its defences; fighting continued for three days after the first wall fell. Hundreds of Tuscarora were killed or captured. The destruction of Nooherooka marked a devastating defeat, and many Tuscarora eventually moved north to Pennsylvania and New York.