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=== Land Lottery Records === | === Land Lottery Records === | ||
The parts of Georgia that are now Alabama and Mississippi were ceded in 1802. The remaining northern and western areas of present-day Georgia were surveyed and given away by lotteries in 1805, 1807, 1820, 1821, 1827, 1832, and 1833. | The parts of Georgia that are now Alabama and Mississippi were ceded in 1802. The remaining northern and western areas of present-day Georgia were surveyed and given away by land lotteries in 1805, 1807, 1820, 1821, 1827, 1832, and 1833. | ||
The Georgia Genealogical Society published a guide to researching the land lotteries. | The Georgia Genealogical Society published a guide to researching the land lotteries. | ||
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