Tuscarora was founded after an expedition by trader William Heath to find gold. The name came from the Tuscarora people.
As miners flowed to the town, the miners built a fort to offer protection from Indian raids Besides a water ditch was created to supply the town with water.

A lot of Chinese men who had been employed by the Central Pacific Railroad dragged to the town and began mining. A boom began after they found silver ore. A post office was established at Tuscarora in 1871.

Today Tuscarora is a ghost town, but there are some people living there.
The leftovers from the mine are some ruins and a chimney.

You can find a junkyard with rusty cars and a cemetery.