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Homestead National Historical Park, a unit of the National Park System known as the Homestead National Monument of America prior to 2021, commemorates passage of the Homestead Act of 1862, which allowed any qualified person to claim up to 160 acres (0.65 km 2) of federally owned land in exchange for five years of residence and the cultivation and improvement of the property.
Location of Gage County in Nebraska. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Gage County, Nebraska. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Gage County, Nebraska, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts ...
Beatrice (/ b i ˈ æ t r ɪ s /) [4] is a city in and the county seat of Gage County, Nebraska, United States. Its population was 12,261 at the 2020 census, making it the 15th most populous city in Nebraska. Beatrice is located approximately 42 miles south of Lincoln on the Big Blue River.
More than 1,100 properties and districts in Nebraska are on the National Register of Historic Places. Of these, 20 are National Historic Landmarks . There are listings in 90 of the state's 93 counties .
The Beatrice Downtown Historic District in Beatrice, Nebraska is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. [ 1 ] The listing included 113 contributing buildings , six contributing structures , and a contributing site on about 40 acres (16 ha).
The following people were either born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Beatrice, Nebraska. Pages in category "People from Beatrice, Nebraska" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total.
Daniel Freeman's Homestead Application. Daniel Freeman (April 26, 1826 – December 30, 1908) was an American homesteader and Civil War veteran. He was recognized as the first person to file a claim under the Homestead Act of 1862. [1] Freeman was also the plaintiff in a landmark separation of church and state decision.
It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Sioux County, Nebraska, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.