- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Forsyth County
- Creator:
- Huff, Christopher Allen
- Date of Original:
- 2006-06-22
- Subject:
- Counties--Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Forsyth County, 34.22551, -84.12502
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Forsyth County, Georgia. Located forty miles north of the state capital, Forsyth County has become one of the most vibrant sections of the Atlanta metropolitan area. Although the region was populated by Cherokee Indians for hundreds of years, white settlers began moving in after gold was discovered in 1829. In 1832 Georgia leaders divided the former Cherokee lands into ten counties, including Forsyth. The Cherokees were removed forcibly from their Georgia lands in 1838 and relocated to Oklahoma. One of the forts at which the Cherokees were assembled before removal, Fort Campbell, was located in Forsyth County.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/forsyth-county/
- Language:
- eng
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- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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