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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.
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.
Landmark name Image Date established [5] Location County Description; 1: Homestead National Historical Park: March 19, 1936: Beatrice: Gage: The first claim made under the Homestead Act of 1862.
This is a list of state parks in the U.S. state of Nebraska; the state park system is divided into state parks, state historical parks, state recreation areas and a state recreational trail. The parks are managed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.
east of Beatrice Calamus Reservoir 5,200 Loup & Garfield near Burwell Carter: 300 5 mph: Douglas: Shared with Iowa: Clear 425 Cherry at Valentine NWR Clear 195 Brown south of Ainsworth Conestoga 230 Lancaster near Emerald Cottonwood: 250 Cedar: below Gavins Point Dam, shared with South Dakota. Gasoline-powered motors prohibited. Cottonwood 60 ...
There are 63 officially designated national parks in the United States and its dependent areas, as of 2021. [2] The national parks are considered the "crown jewels" of the system and are typically larger than other areas, including a variety of significant ecological and geological resources.
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 ...
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).