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May 20 – Homestead Act
by Darren Cole on May 20, 2011
Act of May 20, 1862 (Homestead Act), Public Law 37-64 (12 STAT 392)., 05/20/1862 - 05/20/1862, Page 1 of 4
Act of May 20, 1862 (Homestead Act), Public Law 37-64 (12 STAT 392)., 05/20/1862 - 05/20/1862, Page 2 of 4
Act of May 20, 1862 (Homestead Act), Public Law 37-64 (12 STAT 392)., 05/20/1862 - 05/20/1862, Page 3 of 4
Act of May 20, 1862 (Homestead Act), Public Law 37-64 (12 STAT 392)., 05/20/1862 - 05/20/1862, Page 4 of 4
Act of May 20, 1862 (Homestead Act), Public Law 37-64, 05/20/1862 (ARC ID 299815); Record Group 11; General Records of the United States Government; National Archives.
Passed on May 20, 1862, the Homestead Act accelerated the settlement of the western territory by granting adult heads of families 160 acres of surveyed public land for a minimal filing fee and 5 years of continuous residence on that land.
