Free to follow every thread. No paywall, no dead ends.
United States federal public land legislation | HearLore
— Curated category —
United States federal public land legislation
Homestead ActsDaniel Freeman filed the first claim under the Homestead Act of 1862 in Nebraska. This event occurred shortly after President Abraham Lincoln signed the bill…
Morrill Land-Grant ActsIn 1853, the Illinois Legislature adopted a resolution drafted by Jonathan Baldwin Turner. This document called for federal support to create industrial…