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Hall County, Georgia
| December 15, 1818 |
Hall County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Hall County, Georgia |
| April 21, 1821 |
Mule Camp Springs in Hall County is renamed Gainesville. |
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Hall County, Georgia |
| November 30, 1821 |
Gainesville is officially recognized by the state of Georgia as county seat
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Hall County, Georgia |
| June 1, 1830 |
Hall, Habersham, Carroll, Dekalb and Gwinnett Counties are now responsible for enforcing civil law in the Cherokee Nation, at least as far as the state of Georgia is concerned
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Original Cherokee County |
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Hall County, Georgia |
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Habersham County, Georgia |
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Carroll County, Georgia |
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DeKalb County, Georgia |
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Gwinnett County, Georgia |
| June 1, 1903 |
Tornado strikes Gainesville, Georgia and Hall County
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Georgia Tornadoes |
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Hall County, Georgia |
| April 6, 1936 |
Tornado destroys downtown Gainesville |
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Hall County, Georgia |
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Georgia Tornadoes |
| March 20, 1998 |
Tornadoes destroy homes in North Georgia, claiming 14 lives in Hall and White Counties
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Hall County, Georgia |
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White County, Georgia |
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Georgia Tornadoes |
| November 15, 2004 |
After warning his teachers in Gainesville, Georgia that he could not endure any more time in a solitary confinement room in his school, 13-year-old Jonathan King hung himself while being confined. |
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Hall County, Georgia |
Name derivation: Named in honor of Dr. Lyman Hall, who who lived in Midway ( Liberty County, Georgia) and was an early supporter of the Radicals, signed the Declaration of Independence for the state of Georgia, fled the state fearing British repercussions for his actions, returning to serve as governor after the American Revolution.
Acquisition: Cherokee land cession - July 8, 1817 and Creek land cession of February 27, 1819
Taken from: Original County
Counties created from: Lumpkin County
Cities: Gainesville (county seat),
Web sites:National Register of Historic Places in Hall County, GeorgiaHall County, Georgia, links
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