Banks County, Georgia

Banks County, Georgia

May 31, 1783	In Augusta, the state of Georgia concludes a treaty based on the Long Swamp Treaty, which cedes a large tract of land in present-day north Georgia. Although the treaty ceded significant portions of Cherokee (and disputed Creek) land, it did not come close to meeting the demands of Andrew Pickens and Elijah Clarke, who want all land east of the Chattahoochee River
	Hart County, Georgia
	Stephens County, Georgia
	Banks County, Georgia
	Clarke County, Georgia
	Franklin County, Georgia
	City of Augusta, Georgia
October 23, 1794	Richard Banks born, Elbert County, Georgia
	Banks County, Georgia
May 6, 1858	Richard Banks dies, Gainesville, Georgia
	Banks County, Georgia
December 11, 1858	Banks County created
	Creation of Georgia Counties
	Banks County, Georgia

Name derivation: Named in honor of Richard E. Banks, a doctor whose benevolence was well-known to the Cherokee and the people of Georgia and South Carolina. He is one of the men honored on Mark Cooper's Friendship Monument
Acquisition: Cherokee cession of May 31, 1783 and July 8, 1817, Creek cession of Nov. 1, 1783
Taken from:Franklin and Habersham
Counties created from: None
Cities: Homer (county seat)

Web sites:National Register of Historic Places in Banks County, Georgia
Banks County, Georgia, links

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