About: Walton War

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The Walton War was an 1804 boundary dispute between the U.S. states of North Carolina and Georgia over the twelve-mile-wide strip of land called the Orphan Strip. The Orphan Strip was given to Georgia in 1802. Georgia and North Carolina thus had a shared border. Problems arose when Georgia established Walton County in the small piece of land, because the state boundaries had never been clarified, and it was unclear as to whether the Orphan Strip was part of North Carolina or Georgia.

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  • The Walton War was an 1804 boundary dispute between the U.S. states of North Carolina and Georgia over the twelve-mile-wide strip of land called the Orphan Strip. The Orphan Strip was given to Georgia in 1802. Georgia and North Carolina thus had a shared border. Problems arose when Georgia established Walton County in the small piece of land, because the state boundaries had never been clarified, and it was unclear as to whether the Orphan Strip was part of North Carolina or Georgia. The Walton War remained a dispute primarily between the settlers and the Walton County government until John Havner, a North Carolinian constable, was killed and North Carolina's Buncombe County called in the militia. By calling in the militia, North Carolina effectively asserted authority over the territory, causing the Walton County government to fail. In 1807, after two years of dispute, a joint commission confirmed that the Orphan Strip belonged to North Carolina, at which point North Carolina extended full amnesty to previous supporters of Walton County. The Walton War officially ended in 1811 when Georgia's own survey reiterated the 1807 commission's findings, and North Carolina took full responsibility for governing the Orphan Strip. (en)
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  • None
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  • Georgia
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  • North Carolinian victory
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  • *North Carolina Army National Guard
  • *South Carolina Army National Guard
  • Georgia National Guard
  • South Carolina National Guard
  • *Georgia Army National Guard
  • North Carolina National Guard
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  • 1 (xsd:integer)
  • None (en)
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  • Georgia (en)
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  • William Miller (en)
  • Benjamin Smith (en)
  • William Hawkins (en)
  • James Turner (en)
  • David Stone (en)
  • Henry Middleton (en)
  • Benjamin Williams (en)
  • Paul Hamilton (en)
  • Andrew Pickens (en)
  • Charles Pinckney (en)
  • David Brydie Mitchell (en)
  • Peter Early (en)
  • David Rogerson Williams (en)
  • John Branch (en)
  • John Drayton (en)
  • Jared Irwin (en)
  • John Milledge (en)
  • Joseph Alston (en)
  • Nathaniel Alexander (en)
  • William Rabun (en)
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  • Walton War (en)
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  • 1804 (xsd:integer)
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  • North Carolinian victory (en)
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  • Orphan Strip becomes part of North Carolina (en)
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  • The Walton War was an 1804 boundary dispute between the U.S. states of North Carolina and Georgia over the twelve-mile-wide strip of land called the Orphan Strip. The Orphan Strip was given to Georgia in 1802. Georgia and North Carolina thus had a shared border. Problems arose when Georgia established Walton County in the small piece of land, because the state boundaries had never been clarified, and it was unclear as to whether the Orphan Strip was part of North Carolina or Georgia. (en)
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  • Walton War (en)
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