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Carroll County was of five counties created by a June 9, 1825
act of the General Assembly. The act did not name the counties
but rather designated the boundaries of five numbered sections
and provided for the survey of each section into land districts
and lots. Naming of the counties did not occur until Gov. Troup
signed an act of Dec. 11, 1826. However, if the date of the 1825
act establishing its boundaries is considered the date of Carroll
County's creation, it is Georgia's 65th county.
The five counties were created from land ceded by the Treaty
of Indian Springs on Feb. 12, 1825 by a group of Creeks led
by William McIntosh. McIntosh had signed away all Creek lands
in Georgia (except for four reserves) without approval of other
Creek factions, an action which led to his assassination. On
Jan. 24, 1826, the Creeks signed a new agreement -- the Treaty
of Washington -- in which they again ceded the lands in question
but declared void the Treaty of Indian Springs. A Supplementary
Article, signed on Mar. 31, 1826, corrected some errors in
the treaty, resulting in an additional cession of land that only
affected what would become Carroll County.
Later, the legislature used portions of Carroll County to
create the following counties: Campbell (1828), Heard (1830),
Haralson (1856), and Douglas (1870).
Carroll County was named for Charles Carroll of Maryland,
who at the time was the last surviving signer of the Declaration
of Independence (see
statue and biographical profile). Originally, the county
was larger than it is today. However, the legislature took portions
of Carroll County to help form Campbell, Douglas, Haralson, and
Heard counties.
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for more on the history of Carroll County.
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