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2. Yazoo land scandal - Wikipedia

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   The Yazoo land scandal, Yazoo fraud, Yazoo land fraud, or Yazoo land controversy was a massive real-estate fraud perpetrated, in the mid-1790s, by Georgia governor George Mathews [1] and the Georgia General Assembly. Georgia politicians sold large tracts of territory in the Yazoo lands, in what are now portions of the present-day states of ...

3. History of South Carolina - Wikipedia

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   South Carolina was one of the Thirteen Colonies that first formed the United States. European exploration of the area began in April 1540 with the Hernando de Soto expedition, which unwittingly introduced diseases that decimated the local Native American population. [1] In 1663, the English Crown granted land to eight proprietors of what became ...

4. Land Ordinance of 1785 - Wikipedia

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   The Land Ordinance of 1785 was adopted by the United States Congress of the Confederation on May 20, 1785. It set up a standardized system whereby settlers could purchase title to farmland in the undeveloped west. Congress at the time did not have the power to raise revenue by direct taxation, so land sales provided an important revenue stream.

5. Developers have Black families fighting to maintain property ...

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   Like others all along the South Carolina coast, their land is being targeted by developers of vacation getaways and new h. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...

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   Us Weekly 10 days ago ‘Selling Sunset’ Star Amanda Lynn Lists $70M Oceanfront Ranch Next Door to Kevin Costner. A prime SoCal property with its own private beach that was once listed for a ...

7. Sumter County, South Carolina - Wikipedia

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   5th, 6th. Website. www.sumtercountysc.org. Sumter County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 105,556. [2] Its county seat is Sumter. [3] Sumter County comprises the Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Columbia -Sumter- Orangeburg, SC Combined ...