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Homestead Act: Anniversary, 1862

May 20th, 2025

The Homestead Act anniversary remembers an act passed by Congress in 1863 promising ownership of a 160-acre tract of public land to a citizen or head of a family who had resided on and cultivated the land for five years after the initial claim. 

Source: www.govinfo.gov/features/anniversary-homestead-act

 
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