Occaneechi Indians

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The Occaneechi Indians once lived nearby on an island in the Roanoke River. Well known for trading goods with other Indians nations and colonists, the Occaneechi resided close to several Indian paths. They also hunted, fished, and raised crops that included corn, beans, and tobacco. In May 1676, Nathaniel Bacon enlisted the Occaneechi to help defeat Susquehannocks and then turned on the Occaneechi and attacked them. The Occaneechi left Virginia with their neighbors the Saponis and Toteros soon afterward. By 1701, the Occaneechi were living on the Eno River in North Carolina.

Department of Historic Resources, 2000

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References/Bibliographic Citation:

Susan L. Bracey, Life By the Roaring Roanoke: A History of Mecklenburg County, Virginia (Richmond, Va.: Whittet and Shepperson, 1977), 13-25, 391-393; “Occoneechee State Park,” http://www.state.va.us/`dcr/parks/occoneec.htm , 8 September 2000; Keith Egloff and Deborah Woodward, The Early Indians of Virginia (Richmond, Va.: Virginia Department of Historic Resources, 1992), 48-50; Richard L. Haithcock, Southeastern Indian Refugees from Virginia, the Carolinas and Tennessee In Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan (R.L. Hatihcock, 1996); Occonechee, Survey File (58-91), Department of Historic Resources, Richmond, Virginia; Emily J. Salmon and Edward D. C. Campbell, Jr., eds., The Hornbook of Virginia History, 4th ed. (Richmond: Library of Virginia, 1994), 8, 22, 251; John R. Swanton, The Indian Tribes of North America (Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1969), 65-66; John W. Tisdale, The Story of the Occoneechees (Richmond, Va.: Dietz Press, 1953).