Marietta in Cobb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Cherokee Land Lottery

Oct. 1832 - Apr. 1833

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 2, 2018

1. Cherokee Land Lottery Marker

Inscription. In 1803, Georgia established a lottery as the fairest means of distributing land to common farmers. After gold was discovered in 1828 near Dahlonega, the state ignored federal treaties and asserted its claims on the Cherokee territory (including Cobb County). In 1832, it began disbursing these lands in 40-acre gold lots and 160-acre farm lots. Names of eligible white citizens were drawn from one wheel and matched with lot numbers drawn from another. Some of the Cherokees protested and refused to abandon their properties, so lands were often passed to whites with Indians still present.

Erected 2008 by Cobb County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1803.

Location. 33° 54.917′ N, 84° 34.933′ W. Marker is in Marietta, Georgia, in Cobb County. It is on County Services Parkway 0.2 miles south of Powder Springs Road (Georgia Route 360), on the right when traveling south. The marker is opposite 1595 County Services Parkway, south of Powder Springs Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Marietta GA 30008, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont

and in Metro Atlanta.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Powder Springs Road (approx. 0.2 miles away); Nesbitt-Union Chapel Ruins

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Historic Dickson House (approx. half a mile away); Battle of Kolb's Farm (approx. 0.9 miles away); Battle of Kolb's Farm - June 22, 1864 (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Kolb's Farm (approx. 0.9 miles away); Kolb House (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Kolb’s Farm (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marietta.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 30, 2008

2. Cherokee Land Lottery Marker

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 2, 2018

3. Cherokee Land Lottery Marker

This view is towards the north along County Services Parkway.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 2, 2018

4. Cherokee Land Lottery Marker

This view of the marker on the right is to the south along County Services Parkway.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 3,048 times since then and 58 times this year. Last updated on May 30, 2023, by Amanda Zimmer of Atlanta, Georgia. Photos: 1. submitted on July 5, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on July 14, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 3, 4. submitted on July 5, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.