Wikimedia Commons/Bureau of Land Management A Legislative Victory After Many Failures On May 20, 1862, President Lincoln ...

Two Idaho counties improperly prorated the state’s property tax exemption for primary residences based on the date the owner applied, the state’s high court ruled Tuesday.

In consultation with Native Americans, the museum at the Homestead Monument continues to recognize the struggles and ...

William H. and Margaret Gladish secured a Cape Girardeau County homestead under the 1862 Homestead Act, building a farm and home before Margaret sold the land prior to receiving the official patent.

The Homestead Act, signed by Lincoln on May 20, 1862, embodied a radical promise: free land for the masses. Until then the federal government had generally sold its unoccupied property, favoring ...

According to the National Association of Homebuilders, it takes about 10 months to build a single-family home. According to the Association, “homes ranging from 1,200 to 3,999 sq. ft. are built ...

If Abraham Lincoln had the Homestead Act — the 1862 measure that gave 160 acres of public land to almost any American who agreed to steward it — Miami-Dade County has the Homestead Town Center.

Homestead Wyoming's homesteading past This year marks 150th anniversary of the 1862 Homestead Act By MARGARET MATRAY Star-Tribune staff writer Sep 30, 2012 0 1 of 2 ...

When settlers claimed sections via the Homestead Act of 1862, conflict arose between the so-called sodbusters and livestock grazers.

Western land was opened to large-scale settlement through 1862’s Homestead Act, which resulted in the sale of more than 420,000 square miles — around 11 percent of the country — in blocks of ...

Circuit Judge Timothy Tymkovich, writing for the majority, cited the long history of Western land management, including provisions of the Louisiana Purchase, westward expansion fueled by the Homestead ...

The Homestead Act of 1862 was a Civil War-era law signed by President Abraham Lincoln to allow U.S. adult citizens — and ...