The Nooherooka Monument

I'm back from North Carolina.  On my way, I stopped at the Nooherooka Monument, about five miles north of the N.C. town of Snow Hill.  The monument is named after a fort built by the Tuscarora Indians, and commemorates a battle they fought against British colonists in 1713.  After the battle, some of the Tuscarora migrated to what is now the state of New York to join the Iroquois Confederacy.

The monument is shown here from the southeast, the concrete panel in front of the arch showing its name in both Tuscarora and English.

The other concrete panel shows the name Tuscarora in Tuscarora and English.  In this closer shot, a brick walkway, a tree, and a round concrete structure can also be seen.

To one side of the walkway is this spiral, with various items placed at its center.

As seen from the north, the outside of the round concrete structure is overlaid with stones.

For more information, go to the first link above.  I first learned about the Tuscarora during my childhood in New York.  The state's school history curriculum included lessons about the Iroquois and how the Five Nations admitted a Sixth.