- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Land lottery system
- Creator:
- Gigantino, Jim
- Date of Original:
- 2006-02-17
- Subject:
- Allotment of land--Georgia
Indian land transfers--Georgia
Cherokee Indians--Land tenure - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the land lottery system in Georgia. Between 1805 and 1833, the state of Georgia conducted eight land lotteries (one each in 1805, 1807, 1820, 1821, 1827, and 1833 and two in 1832) in which public lands in the interior of the state were dispersed to small yeoman farmers based on a system of eligibility and chance. During the twenty-eight years in which the lottery operated, Georgia sold approximately three-quarters of the state to about 100,000 families and individuals for minuscule amounts of money.
GSE identifier: SS2H1, SS8H4 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/land-lottery-system/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- 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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