Barrycdog
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- Jan 6, 2013
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- Buford, Georgia
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What does Cherokee Removal have to do with Chickamauga Battlefield? The majority of the present-day national military park was located in the Cherokee Nation, and all the land located in Chickamauga Battlefield was part of the Georgia Land Lottery of 1832. This lottery allowed eligible settlers the chance to receive 160-acre land lots in the Cherokee Nation, while the Cherokee still lived in their... homes. The land composing the current battlefield was surveyed and lots given away using the lottery system, ultimately stealing the property away from its rightful owner.
Ownership of property is deeply rooted in this country. I wonder how this might affect us if something similar happened today? (cy)
Image: Example of a Georgia Land Lottery Document courtesy of USGWArchives.
Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
What does Cherokee Removal have to do with Chickamauga Battlefield? The majority of the present-day national military park was located in the Cherokee Nation, and all the land located in Chickamauga Battlefield was part of the Georgia Land Lottery of 1832. This lottery allowed eligible settlers the chance to receive 160-acre land lots in the Cherokee Nation, while the Cherokee still lived in their... homes. The land composing the current battlefield was surveyed and lots given away using the lottery system, ultimately stealing the property away from its rightful owner.
Ownership of property is deeply rooted in this country. I wonder how this might affect us if something similar happened today? (cy)
Image: Example of a Georgia Land Lottery Document courtesy of USGWArchives.
Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park