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The Sandhills, often written Sand Hills, is a region of mixed-grass prairie on grass-stabilized sand dunes in north-central Nebraska, covering just over one quarter of the state. The dunes were designated a National Natural Landmark in 1984.
Western Nebraska counties to which the Kinkaid Act applied. The Kinkaid Act of 1904 (ch. 1801, 33 Stat. 547, Apr. 28, 1904, 43 U.S.C. § 224) is a U.S. statute that amended the 1862 Homestead Act so that one section (1 mi 2, 2.6 km 2, 640 acres) of public domain land could be acquired free of charge, apart from a modest filing fee.
Bowring Ranch State Historical Park is a state park of Nebraska, United States, interpreting the ranching heritage of the Sand Hills region and the lives of former owners Arthur and Eva Bowring (the first female U.S. Senator from Nebraska). The park is three miles (4.8 km) north of Merriman in Cherry County, near the South Dakota border.
The original owners of the ranch, Bartlett Richards and William Comstock, were among the few who proved the Nebraska's Sandhills if handled properly, made good grazing land. Because of the ranch's notoriety during the fencing and land conspiracy trials of the early 20th century, the Spade Ranch has become a legend in the history of cattle ...
Hyannis is a village in Grant County, Nebraska, United States.The population was 165 at the time of the 2020 census.It is the county seat of Grant County. [4] It is centrally located in the extensive, unique, and remote region of grasslands known as the Sandhills of Nebraska at the intersection of two Nebraska State Highways: NSH 61 which runs north and south, and NSH 2, which runs east and west.
Well-developed sandhills are the dominant features along the southern boundary of the reservation, which extend into the sandhills region of Nebraska. [ 144 ] Only 84,000 acres (340 km 2 ) of the more than 2 million acres (8,100 km 2 ) of the reservation are considered land suitable for agricultural uses, and the climate, soil and water ...
The Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest is a United States National Forest in the north-central Sandhills region of the U.S. state of Nebraska.The area of the national forest is 116,079 acres (181.373 sq mi).
The largest virgin forest in Nebraska. Nebraska Sand Hills: 1984 ... Nebraska: mixed- state, private The largest sand dunes complex in the Western Hemisphere.