- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Orr-Whitner Line, 1861
- Contributor to Resource:
- Map by John Nelson. Reprinted by permission of William J. Morton
- Date of Original:
- 1861
- Subject:
- History
Archaeology - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The Orr-Whitner line was accepted by Florida in 1861 and Georgia in 1866 as their official boundary, although the outbreak of the Civil War (1861-65) delayed the line's approval by the U.S. Congress until 1872.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/boundaries-of-georgia/m-11317/
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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