Florida v. Georgia
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Florida
v. Georgia
, is a 1854 United States Supreme Court case invoking the Court's original jurisdiction to determine boundary disputes between states. In this case the boundary dispute was between the State of Florida and the State of Georgia.
and Flint
river
s (forming the Apalachicola River
, at a point now under Lake Seminole
), east and very slightly south to the beginning of the St. Mary's River
, then along it to the Atlantic Ocean
.
Georgia claimed that the eastern point of the straight line should be some 30 miles or nearly 50 kilometers south, at Lake Spalding or Lake Randolph, and then along the river.
Other Supreme Court cases involving Georgia boundary disputes include: State of Alabama v. State of Georgia
, 64 U.S. 505 (1860), and two Georgia v. South Carolina cases in 1922 and 1990.
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
v. Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, is a 1854 United States Supreme Court case invoking the Court's original jurisdiction to determine boundary disputes between states. In this case the boundary dispute was between the State of Florida and the State of Georgia.
Background
Florida claimed that the state line was a straight line (called McNeil's line, for the man who surveyed it for the U.S. government) from the confluence of Georgia's ChattahoocheeChattahoochee River
The Chattahoochee River flows through or along the borders of the U.S. states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers and emptying into Apalachicola Bay in the Gulf of...
and Flint
Flint River (Georgia)
The Flint River is a river in the U.S. state of Georgia. The river drains of western Georgia, flowing south from the upper Piedmont region south of Atlanta to the wetlands of the Gulf Coastal Plain in the southwestern corner of the state. Along with the Apalachicola and the Chattahoochee rivers,...
river
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
s (forming the Apalachicola River
Apalachicola River
The Apalachicola River is a river, approximately 112 mi long in the State of Florida. This river's large watershed, known as the ACF River Basin for short, drains an area of approximately into the Gulf of Mexico. The distance to its farthest headstream in northeast Georgia is approximately 500...
, at a point now under Lake Seminole
Lake Seminole
Lake Seminole is a reservoir located in the southwest corner of Georgia along its border with Florida, maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Chattahoochee and Flint rivers join in the lake, before flowing from the Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam, which impounds the lake, as the Apalachicola...
), east and very slightly south to the beginning of the St. Mary's River
St. Marys River (Florida/Georgia)
The St. Marys River is a river in the southeastern United States. It is named after the Irish Saint Mary. From near its source in the Okefenokee Swamp, to its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean, it forms a portion of the border between the U.S. states of Georgia and Florida...
, then along it to the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
.
Georgia claimed that the eastern point of the straight line should be some 30 miles or nearly 50 kilometers south, at Lake Spalding or Lake Randolph, and then along the river.
Other Supreme Court cases involving Georgia boundary disputes include: State of Alabama v. State of Georgia
State of Alabama v. State of Georgia
State of Alabama v. State of Georgia, 64 U.S. 505 , is a 9-to-0 ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States which held that the true border between the states of Alabama and Georgia was the average water mark on the western bank of the Chattahoochee River. In coming to its conclusion, the...
, 64 U.S. 505 (1860), and two Georgia v. South Carolina cases in 1922 and 1990.