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Murray County, Georgia
| May 31, 1540 |
DeSoto arrives at the headwaters of the Oostanuala River in present Murray County, at a site occupied by Moundbuilders.
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Murray County, Georgia |
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Hernando deSoto |
| November 24, 1832 |
Start of the sixth land lottery. Georgia did not own the land it was giving to settlers
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Cobb County, Georgia |
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Georgia Land Lotteries |
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Original Cherokee County |
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Gilmer County, Georgia |
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Cherokee County, Georgia |
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Cass County, Georgia |
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Floyd County, Georgia |
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Walker County, Georgia |
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Union County, Georgia |
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Forsyth County, Georgia |
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Murray County, Georgia |
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Lumpkin County, Georgia |
| December 3, 1832 |
Murray County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Original Cherokee County |
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Murray County, Georgia |
Name derivation: Named in honor of Thomas W. Murray, who served in the Georgia House, elected speaker, and an outspoken advocate of Indian removal.
Acquisition: Treaty of New Echota, 1835
Taken from: Original County
Counties created from: Fannin County, Georgia, Dade County, Georgia, Walker County, Georgia, Catoosa County, Georgia
Cities: Chatsworth (county seat), Eton
Web sites: National Register of Historic Places in Murray County, Georgia
Murray County, Georgia, links
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