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Daniel Freeman (1826–1908), a native of Ohio, filed the first homestead claim in the Brownville, Nebraska land office on January 1, 1863. By the mid-1880s, Freeman also claimed to have been the first homesteader in the nation. [11] Freeman eventually amassed more than 1,000 acres (4.0 km 2) and became a prominent citizen of Gage County. As ...
The Homestead Acts were several laws in the United States by which an applicant could acquire ownership of government land or the public domain, typically called a homestead. In all, more than 160 million acres (650 thousand km 2; 250 thousand sq mi) of public land, or nearly 10 percent of the total area of the United States, were given away ...
History of Nebraska. Appearance. Homesteaders in central Nebraska in 1866. The history of the U.S. state of Nebraska dates back to its formation as a territory by the Kansas–Nebraska Act, passed by the United States Congress on May 30, 1854. The Nebraska Territory was settled extensively under the Homestead Act of 1862 during the 1860s, and ...
Website. www.douglascounty-ne.gov. Douglas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population is 584,526. It is the state's most populous county, home to just under 30% of Nebraska's residents. Its county seat is Omaha, [ 1 ] the state's largest city. The county was established in 1854 ...
National Register of Historic Places in Omaha, Nebraska (1 C, 126 P) Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Douglas County, Nebraska" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
The Thomas and Mary Williams Homestead, near Taylor, Nebraska, has significance dating to 1884. Its 80-acre (32 ha) property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998 with seven contributing buildings and three other contributing structures. [1] Thomas Williams was an American Civil War veteran.
The village of Boys Town was established on December 12, 1917 as the headquarters of Father Flanagan's Boys' Home (), founded by Father Edward J. Flanagan. [6]The village houses the national headquarters of Boys Town, homes for the youth served and the families that care for them, a church, a museum (The Hall of History), a school, a post office, a fire station, visitor’s center, cafe and ...
Pages in category "Douglas County, Nebraska". The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Douglas County, Nebraska. Template:Douglas County, Nebraska.