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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.
1895 house expanded into a hotel in 1914—when Long Pine boomed as a major railroad terminus—exhibiting an old-fashioned "longitudinal block" layout more typical of Nebraska's earliest hotels. [26]
In Nebraska, US 77 is a major north–south artery connecting the capital city of Lincoln with outlying areas to the north and south. The highway is designated as the Homestead Expressway from Beatrice to Interstate 80 (I-80) at Lincoln.
Homestead National Historical Park: March 19, 1936: Beatrice: Gage: The first claim made under the Homestead Act of 1862. 2: Scotts Bluff National Monument: December 12, 1919: Gering: Scotts Bluff: A landmark on the Oregon and Mormon Trails.
English: Relief location map of Nebraska, USA. Geographic limits of the map: N: 43.8° N; ... Nebraska; Homestead National Historical Park; Ice Box (arena) Ithaca ...
The Homestead Acts were several laws in ... Certificate of homestead in Nebraska given under the Homestead Act, 1862 ... 1863–1912 – interactive web map. "Adeline ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Hall 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 a map. [1]
The family moved to Nebraska in 1873, accompanied by Sarah Dowse's parents; the latter remained in Loup City while their daughter and son-in-law established their homestead, then moved to Custer County in 1874. [32] The Dowses initially occupied a dugout on their claim; in 1874, they built a slab house, using material brought from Loup City. [33]