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Whitfield County, Georgia
| December 21, 1830 |
The Sixth Georgia Land Lottery, sometimes called the Cherokee Georgia lottery, is authorized by the General Assembly. The major difference between this lottery and the preceding five lotteries is that Georgia did not have a claim to the land it was giving away: The Cherokee had never ceded it.
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Cobb County, Georgia |
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Georgia Land Lotteries |
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Cherokee County, Georgia |
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Lumpkin County, Georgia |
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Dawson County, Georgia |
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Union County, Georgia |
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Whitfield County, Georgia |
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Floyd County, Georgia |
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Walker County, Georgia |
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Cass County, Georgia |
| December 30, 1851 |
Whitfield County created
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George Whitefield |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Whitfield County, Georgia |
| April 12, 1862 |
The Great Locomotive Chase |
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Civil War - 1862 |
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Western and Atlantic Railroad |
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Cobb County, Georgia |
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Bartow County, Georgia |
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Gordon County, Georgia |
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Whitfield County, Georgia |
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Catoosa County, Georgia |
| February 22, 1864 |
First battle of Dalton |
| February 27, 1864 |
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Civil War - 1864 |
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Whitfield County, Georgia |
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William Tecumseh Sherman |
| May 4, 1864 |
14 Confederate soldiers who deserted from the Army of Tennessee are shot in Whitfield County outside of Dalton, Georgia |
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Whitfield County, Georgia |
| May 8, 1864 |
Battle of Rocky Face (Dalton) |
| May 11, 1864 |
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Civil War - 1864 |
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Whitfield County, Georgia |
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William Tecumseh Sherman |
| August 14, 1864 |
Second battle of Dalton |
| August 15, 1864 |
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Civil War - 1864 |
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Whitfield County, Georgia |
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William Tecumseh Sherman |
| October 18, 1902 |
East face of Rocky Face Mountain just west of Dalton, Georgia struck by an earthquake
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Whitfield County, Georgia |
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Earthquakes that have struck Georgia
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| March 6, 2007 |
Eddie Nabors of Dalton, Ga. was one of two winners to share a $390 million Mega Millions jackpot - the largest in U.S. history. |
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Georgia Lottery |
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Whitfield County, Georgia |
| March 24, 2007 |
Lynn Turner is convicted of the murder of Randy Thompson |
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Lynn Turner |
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Whitfield County, Georgia |
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