Georgia Land Lottery

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The Georgia land lotteries were an early nineteenth century system of land distribution in Georgia. Under this system, qualifying citizens could register for a chance to win lots of land that had formerly (and in most cases recently) belonged to the Creek Indians and the Cherokee Nation. The lottery system was utilized by the State of Georgia between the years 1805 and 1832.

A book about the 1805 Georgia Land Lottery.

A Pulaski County, Georgia, site for Land Lottery winners.