infobox ethnic group group Occaneechi image poptime 700 popplace United States North Carolina , Virginia langs English, formerly the Occaneechi language rels Indigenous Religion related Saponi , Tutelo , Biloxi people Biloxi , and Ofo people s ref name d286 Demallie 286 ref The Occaneechi also Occoneechee ... , the Saponi and Tutelo came to live near the Occaneechi on adjacent islands. By 1714 the Occaneechi ... in 1717, after which there are few written references to the Occaneechi. Colonists recorded that they left ... within the tribe. In the late 20th century, they organized as the self named Occaneechi Band of the Saponi ... Carolina Orange Counties . ref Lerch 333 ref Name The meaning and origin of the name Occaneechi is unknown ... century The Occaneechi were first written about in 1650, by English explorer Edward Bland explorer ... Virginia with the interior of North America. Their position on the Trading Path gave the Occaneechi ... Mountains in an attempt to make direct contact with the Cherokee , thus bypassing the Occaneechi ... tribes, that the Occaneechi role as trading middleman was undermined. ref name Hazel1991 harvnb Hazel 1991 ref In May 1676, the Occaneechi allied with Nathaniel Bacon and his British troops in a war ... forts within the Occaneechi village. The British killed the Occaneechi s leader Posseclay, approximately ... Lawson explorer John Lawson visited the Occaneechi village, located on the Eno River near present ... and Present State of Virginia 1705 , wrote that the Occaneechi language was widely used as a lingua ... though, he says, the Occaneechi have been but a small nation, ever since those parts were known to the English ... do their Mass in the Latin. Linguist ic scholars believe that the Occaneechi spoke an Eastern Siouan dialect similar to Tutelo language Tutelo . Virigina governor Alexander Spotswood mentioned the Occaneechi ..., Tottero, and Saponi, the Occaneechi signed a Treaty of Peace with the colony of Virginia in 1713. They moved to Fort Christanna in southeast Virginia. Occaneechi Town was almost entirely ... more details
Infobox Ethnic group group Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation image population 700 regions North Carolina region1 flagcountry United States small North Carolina small region2 pop1 ref1 region3 region4 religions Indigenous Religion, Christianity languages English language English , Tutelo language Tutelo Saponi historical related Occaneechi , Saponi , other eastern Siouan tribes The Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation are descendants of the historic Saponi and other Native Americans in the United States Siouan speaking Indians who occupied the Piedmont United States Piedmont of North Carolina and Virginia . The community is located primarily in Pleasant Grove Township, Alamance County, North Carolina . The tribe maintains an office in Mebane, North Carolina Mebane , where it carries out programs to benefit the roughly 701 enrolled tribal members. Limited documentation exists linking members of the tribe to the historical Occaneechi and Saponi tribes. After warfare in the Southeast in the 18th century, most of the remaining Saponi tribe members went north in 1740 for protection with the Iroquois . After the American Revolution , they relocated with the Iroquois in Canada, as they had been allies of the British. After the war and migration, the Saponi disappeared from the historical record in the Southeast, in part because of racial discrimination that often included them ... center facility. This will include a reconstructed 1700 Occaneechi village, museum, log farm from the 1880s, community meeting space, and classroom areas. Recognition The Occaneechi Saponi Band is recognized ... NCCIA originally opposed granting recognition, an administrative law judge found that the Occaneechi ... on its tribal property on Daily Store Road, ten miles 16 km north of Mebane. See also Occaneechi External links http www.obsn.org The Voice of the Occaneechi Nation, Official website DEFAULTSORT Occaneechi Band Of The Saponi Nation Category Native American tribes in North Carolina Category ... more details
River Staunton rivers join to become the Roanoke River . It was just above the territory of the Occaneechi ... America , 1906, p. 74 ref Over the 1730s, remnants of the Saponi, Tutelo, and Occaneechi Indians ... more details
Occoneechee State Park is a state park near Clarksville, Virginia , located along Buggs Island Lake . Occoneechee State Park is 2,698 acres in size. It is named for the Occaneechi Indians, who lived in the area. Bacon s Rebellion abruptly ended their prominence in 1676. This armed rebellion is considered to be the first to occur in the New World. It began when Nathaniel Bacon s plantation was raided by Susquehannock Indians, who had been displaced from their home to the north. Bacon asked Virginia Gov. Berkley to raise a militia and retaliate. Berkley denied the request so Bacon raised a militia, in violation of the governor s wishes. ref name bacons rebellion http www.dcr.virginia.gov state parks occ.shtml history Occoneechee State Park History ref References http www.dcr.virginia.gov state parks occ.shtml Park website http www.friendsofocconeecheestatepark.org Friends of Occoneechee State Park Reflist Protected Areas of Virginia coord missing Virginia Category Virginia state parks Category Parks in Halifax County, Virginia Category Parks in Mecklenburg County, Virginia Category Native American museums in Virginia Category Museums in Mecklenburg County, Virginia Virginia protected area stub HalifaxVA geo stub MecklenburgVA geo stub de Occoneechee State Park ... more details
of the Occaneechi tribe. History Rising more than convert 350 ft m from the Eno River ... remained. The land the state natural area now sits on was originally settled by the Occaneechi ... more details
historian Robert Beverley, Jr. that the presumably related dialect of the Occaneechi was used ... tribe Monacan and Manahoac and Nahyssan confederacies, as well as the subdivisions of Occaneechi ... more details
. They changed their name to include a reference to the historic Saponi. The Occaneechi Band of the Saponi ... attacked the Saponi, as well as the closely related Occaneechi , without justification. The colonists ... rivers in Clarksville, Virginia Clarksville with their allies, the Occaneechi, Tutelo, and Nahyssans ... Pitts Language According to William Byrd II , the Saponi spoke the same language as the Siouan Occaneechi ... century, it is being used by the Occaneechi as the basis for the revival of the Tutelo Occaneechi language ... more details
European American settlers discovered the area. Siouan language groups such as the Occaneechi .... The explorer John Lawson explorer John Lawson recorded visiting Occaneechi Town when he travelled through North Carolina in 1701. In the early 18th century, the Occaneechi left Hillsborough for Virginia , returning to the area around 1780. ref name southern neighbor cite news title Occaneechi ... 05 ref An original Occaneechi farming village was excavated by an archaeological team from UNC Chapel Hill in the 1980s. ref name southern neighbor A replica of an Occaneechi village stands close to the original ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Events from the 1670s in Canada . Events 1670 Charles II of England Charles II England charters Hudson s Bay Company in London . Underwritten by a group of English merchants, HBC is granted trade rights over Rupert s Land i.e., all territory draining into Hudson Bay May 2 . No treaties or compensation to the First Nations there mostly Ojibwe , Cree peoples until the late 19th and early 20th century no treaties ever made on large expanse east of Bay. 1671 84 HBC Forts at mouths of Bay rivers Moose 1671 Severn 1680 Albany 1683 York, finally on Hayes. June 14, 1671 At Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie , four Jesuit priests led by Father Claude Jean Allouez representing the Roman Catholic Church , and Simon Francois Daumont St. Lusson Simon Francois Daumont, Sieur de St. Lusson held aloft a sword and a symbolic tuft of sod, and declared to the indigenous peoples indigenous First Nations peoples that all of the Great Lakes country was henceforth a possession of King Louis XIV of France . 1672 Colonial postal officials employ Aboriginal couriers to carry mail between New York City and Albany, New York Albany winter weather is too severe for white couriers. 1672 Louis de Buade de Frontenac Comte de Frontenac becomes governor general of New France , later quarrelling frequently with the intendant and the bishop. 1673 The explorations of Louis Jolliet and Father Jacques Marquette lead to the discovery of the Mississippi River . 1674 Fran ois de Montmorency Laval Laval becomes the first bishop of Quebec. 1675 76 Bacon s Rebellion Third major war between Virginia settlers and Virginia and Maryland Native Americans in the United States Native Americans . Bacon s army kills and enslaves Susquehannock, Occaneechi, Appomatuck, Manakin, members of Powhattan Confederacy. Bacon leads brief rebellion against English Crown authority when his English military murderer commission is rescinded because of excessive brutalities. 1675 76 King Philip s ... more details
Refimprove date August 2009 Image moseley map.jpg thumb right 300px Excerpt of the 1733 Edward Moseley map of North Carolina, showing the Trading Path The Trading Path a.k.a. Occaneechi Path, The Path to the Catawba tribe Catawba , the Catawba Road, Indian Trading Path, Warriors Path , etc. is not simply one wide path, as many named historic roads were or are. It was a corridor of roads and trails between the Chesapeake Bay region mainly the Petersburg, Virginia area and the Cherokee , Catawba tribe Catawba , and other Native American groups in the Piedmont region of North Carolina , South Carolina , and Georgia U.S. state Georgia . Indians had used and maintained much of the path for their expansive trading network centuries prior to its use by Europeans and or European Americans. Indian and later European European American settlements occupied key points along the path. Both Natives and Newcomers mainly used the Trading Path for commercial cargo carriage. In early colonial times, Virginian fur trade traders used the path to travel to Native American towns in the Waxhaws. They led long pack caravans of horses carrying loads of guns, gunpowder, knives, jewelry, blankets, and hatchets, among other goods , and travel southwest to Indian villages along the journey to the Waxhaws region, in the vicinity of present day Mecklenburg County . ref http www.ncmarkers.com Markers.aspx?ct ddl&sp search&k Markers&sv L 35 20 20TRADING 20PATH Trading Path, Marker L 35 , North Carolina Historical Markers Highway Program , Department of Cultural Resources, accessed 3 Apr 2010 ref They exchanged European goods for furs and Deerskin trade deerskins . Because the path was well laid out through the complex geography of the piedmont area, connecting fords of many streams, it was roughly followed by the 19th century railroad . Later, engineers who designed Interstate 85 followed much of this route again from Petersburg, VA, to roughly the Georgia state border. Many of the earliest towns a ... more details
Infobox settlement name Pleasant Grove, North Carolina settlement type List of unincorporated communities in North Carolina Unincorporated community nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal pushpin map North Carolina pushpin label position none pushpin map caption Location of Pleasant Grove in North Carolina pushpin mapsize Location subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 North Carolina subdivision type2 List of counties in North Carolina County subdivision name2 Alamance County, North Carolina Alamance Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Population population as of United States Census, 2000 2000 population footnotes population total population density km2 population density sq mi General information timezone Eastern Time Zone Eastern EST utc offset 5 timezone DST Eastern Time Zone EDT utc offset DST 4 elevation footnotes ref name GNIS Gnis 992457 Pleasant Grove, North Carolina . Retrieved on 2009 12 03. ref elevation m elevation ft 653 coordinates display inline,title coordinates type region US type city latd 36 latm 11 lats 31 latNS N longd 79 longm 19 longs 36 longEW W Area postal codes & others postal code type ZIP code postal code area code Area code 919 919 blank name Federal Information Processing Standard FIPS code blank info blank1 name Geographic Names Information System GNIS feature ID blank1 info 992457 ref name GNIS website footnotes Pleasant Grove is an unincorporated community in Alamance County, North Carolina Alamance County , North Carolina , United States . Pleasant Grove is located at the intersection of North Carolina Highway 49 and North Carolina Highway 62 in the northeastern part of Alamance County. It is the site of the tribal grounds of the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation . Notable ... more details
was known as Adshusheer . Lawson traveled east from Achonechy Occaneechi Town , located near present ..., combined with the Shakoris, Tutelos , Saponis , Keyauwees , and Occaneechi s, were reduced ... more details
Fort Christanna was one of the projects of Lt. Governor Alexander Spotswood , who was governor of the Virginia Colony 1710 1722. The fort was designed to offer protection and schooling to the tributary Siouan and Iroquoian tribes, living to the southwest of the colonized area of Virginia. Located in what became Brunswick County, Virginia , near Gholsonville , the fort was completed in 1714 and enjoyed three successful years of operation as the westernmost outpost of the British Empire at the time ref Neale p. 16 ref , before being finally closed by the House of Burgesses in 1718. However, the demoralized Saponi and Tutelo continued to live on the allotted land, 6 miles square 36 sq. mi , into the 1730s and 1740s. Background After the Tuscarora War broke out in 1711, Spotswood conceived the idea of a fort where he would settle the Siouan and Iroquoian tribes of Virginia that had been Tributary since 1677. The fort would offer them protection from hostile tribes, act as a trading center, and also provide schooling to their children to learn English culture. In late 1713, he got his idea approved by the Burgesses it was to be under the jurisdiction of the newly formed Virginia Indian Company , which had a monopoly. History In 1714 Spotswood himself visited the site and successfully persuaded the Siouan tribes, who included the Saponi, Tutelo, Occaneechi , and Nahyssan, to occupy the tract that was surveyed. However, the Iroquoian tribes in Virginia, the Nottoway and Meherrin , refused to take up their portion, saying they would not live with the Siouans ref Neale, p 17 ref . Spotswood even contemplated abducting them to make them live at the fort, but they eluded all efforts ref Neale, p.18 ref . He named the fort Christ Anna after Christ , and after Anne of Great Britain Queen Anne , who died later that year. It was built according to state of the art principles of fort construction at that time, in the shape of a pentagon, and a blockhouse with 1400 lb cannon at each ... more details
, he was elected leader. Against Berkeley s orders, the group struck south until they came to the Occaneechi tribe. After getting the Occaneechi to attack the Susquehanock, Bacon and his men followed by killing ... more details
Infobox Ethnic group group Manahoac image population Extinct regions region1 flagcountry United States small Virginia small region2 pop1 ref1 region3 religions Indigenous Religion languages Probably Tutelo language Tutelo Saponi extinct related Tutelo , Occaneechi , Monacan tribe Monacan , Saponi , possibly Saura , other eastern Siouan tribes The Manahoac , also recorded as Mahock , were a small group of Siouan language Indigenous peoples of the Americas American Indians in northern Virginia at the time of European contact. They numbered approximately 1,000 and lived primarily along the Rappahannock River west of modern Fredericksburg, Virginia Fredericksburg and the fall line , and east of the Blue Ridge Mountains . They united with the Monacan tribe Monacan , the Occaneechi , the Saponi and the Tutelo . They disappeared from the historical record after 1728. ref citation last Johnson first M. Hook, R. title The Native Tribes of North America publisher Compendium Publishing year 1992 isbn 1 872004 03 2 oclc 29182373 ref According to William W. Tooker, the name Manahoac is Algonquian languages Algonquian for they are very merry , but anthropologist John R. Swanton considers this dubious. ref name swanton History After thousands of years of different indigenous culture indigenous cultures in present day Virginia, the Manahoac and other Piedmont tribes developed from the prehistoric Woodland cultures. Historically the Siouan tribes occupied more of the Piedmont area, and the Algonquian languages Algonquian speaking tribes inhabited the lowlands and Tidewater region of Virginia Tidewater . In 1608 the English explorer John Smith of Jamestown John Smith met with a sizable group of Manahoac above the falls of the Rappahannock River. He recorded that they were living in at least seven villages to the west of where he had met them. He also noted that they were allied with the Monacan tribe Monacan , but opposed to the Powhatan . The historic Manahoac and Monacan trib ... more details
, the Occaneechi , who were expert traders, also lived in the region. Due to frequent incursions ... with the Tottero and the Occaneechi , the Saponi migrated to northeastern North Carolina to be closer .... Moreover, the Saponi, Tottero, Occaneechi, Keyauwee, Enoke or Eno , and Shakori formally coalesced ... more details
Motorsport venue Name Occoneechee Speedway Image Image Occoneechee Speedway straightaway.jpg 200px Location Hillsborough, North Carolina Opened May 5, 1947 Closed June 1968 Owner Preservation North Carolina Operator Closed Former names Orange Speedway Events Hillsboro 150 1949 1968 Length km 1.5 Length mi 0.9 Infobox nrhp name Occoneechee Speedway embed yes nrhp type image caption location Elizabeth Brady, 0.3 N of US 70 Business, Hillsborough, North Carolina lat degrees 36 lat minutes 4 lat seconds 23 lat direction N long degrees 79 long minutes 4 long seconds 57 long direction W locmapin North Carolina area architect architecture added May 2, 2002 governing body Private refnum 02000435 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref Occoneechee Speedway was one of the first two NASCAR tracks to open. It closed in 1968 and is the only dirt track remaining from the inaugural 1949 season. ref name CarolinaCountry1 http www.carolinacountry.com storypages ourstories speedway speedway.html intro Brief History, Page 1 ref It is located just outside the town of Hillsborough, North Carolina . Site history The Occoneechee farm occupied the land in the late 19th century. The farm was named after the Occaneechi Indians that lived in the area in the late 17th century and late 18th century. The landowner, Julian S. Carr , raced horses, and built a half mile horse racing track. ref name CarolinaCountry2 http www.carolinacountry.com storypages ourstories speedway speedway2.html Brief History, Page 2 ref William France Sr. Bill France noticed the horse racing track and expanse of open land while piloting his airplane. ref name CarolinaCountry2 On the site of the earlier horse track, he built a 0.9 dirt mile track in September, 1947, two months before NASCAR was organized. In its earliest days, Fonty Flock and his brothers Bob Flock Bob and Tim Flock Tim dominated the track. Louise Smith became NASCAR s first female driver at the track in the fall of 1949. The Occoneechee Speedway hosted stock car ... more details
refimprove date January 2010 Infobox WorldScouting name Occoneechee Council image type council owner Boy Scouts of America headquarters Raleigh, North Carolina location country United States coords f date defunct founders founder members chiefscouttitle President chiefscout chiefscouttitle2 Council Commissioner chiefscout2 chiefscouttitle3 Scout Executive chiefscout3 website The Occoneechee Council 421 of the Boy Scouts of America serves some 20,000 youths and 7,000 adults in central North Carolina , USA. The Occoneechee Council is the largest Boy Scout council in North Carolina and serves Chatham County, North Carolina Chatham , Cumberland County, North Carolina Cumberland , Durham County, North Carolina Durham , Franklin County, North Carolina Franklin , Granville County, North Carolina Granville , Harnett County, North Carolina Harnett , Lee County, North Carolina Lee , Moore County, North Carolina Moore , Orange County, North Carolina Orange , Vance County, North Carolina Vance , Wake County, North Carolina Wake and Warren County, North Carolina Warren counties. These twelve counties are divided into thirteen districts. Organization The Council headquarters is located in Raleigh, North Carolina , in the Highwoods Office Complex. Occoneechee Council operates three year round camping properties, available for use by the units and districts of the Council and non Scouting groups. The Occoneechee Scout Reservation, which includes Camp Durant and Camp Reeves, is a convert 2400 acre km2 sing on wilderness property in Moore County, North Carolina Moore County . Camp Campbell, a primitive camping facility, is located on Kerr Lake in Virginia . The Council derives its name from the Occaneechi Indian tribe, a band of the Saponi Nation, which lived throughout the North Carolina Piedmont United States Piedmont and still maintains a community in Hillsborough, North Carolina Hillsbourough , a town served by the Occoneechee Council. The twelve counties that comprise the Occone ... more details
and conjurers of the Virginia Indian tribes perform their adorations and conjurations in the Occaneechi ..., ever since those parts were known to the English. Scholars believe that the Occaneechi spoke a Siouan ... more details
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