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Homestead Acts facts for kids

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The Homestead Acts are a series of acts made by the United States in 1862. It gave citizens free land in return for farming.

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  • Hultstrand61

    Norwegian settlers in North Dakota, 1898

  • Freeman homestead-certificate

    Certificate of homestead in Nebraska given under the Homestead Act, 1862

  • Wonder Valley Homestead Cabin

    Typical STA "Jackrabbit" homestead cabin remains in Wonder Valley, California

  • Dugout home2

    Dugout home from a homestead near Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940

  • Frank Sinatra Patent 1959

    Frank Sinatra's 1959 STA Land Patent

  • Wonder Valley Homestead Cabin

    STA “Jackrabbit” homestead cabin, Wonder Valley, California

  • Small Tracts Act Brochure - 1938

    1938 BLM Brochure Cover, Small Tracts

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