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  2. Federal lands - Wikipedia

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    Federal lands are lands in the United States owned and managed by the federal government. [1] Pursuant to the Property Clause of the United States Constitution ( Article 4 , section 3, clause 2), Congress has the power to retain, buy, sell, and regulate federal lands, such as by limiting cattle grazing on them.

  3. Public lands in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A land offer from the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad, 1872. The Union Pacific (UP) land grant gave it ownership of 12,800 acres per mile of finished track. The federal government kept every other section of land, rendering a surplus of 12,800 acres to sell or give away to homesteaders.

  4. File:Map of all U.S. Federal Land.jpg - Wikipedia

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    It is recommended to name the SVG file “Map of all U.S. Federal Land.svg”—then the template Vector version available (or Vva) does not need the new image name parameter. This map image was uploaded in the JPEG format even though it consists of non-photographic data .

  5. Public Land Survey System - Wikipedia

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    Map of territorial growth, 1775 Northwest territory Monument referencing the beginning point of the PLSS. Originally proposed by Thomas Jefferson to create a nation of "yeoman farmers", [1] the PLSS began shortly after the American Revolutionary War, when the federal government became responsible for large areas of land west of the original thirteen states.

  6. Bureau of Land Management - Wikipedia

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    The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior responsible for administering U.S. federal lands.Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the BLM oversees more than 247.3 million acres (1,001,000 km 2) of land, or one-eighth of the United States's total landmass.

  7. Homestead Acts - Wikipedia

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    Between 1862 and 1934, the federal government granted 1.6 million homesteads and distributed 270,000,000 acres (420,000 sq mi) of federal land for private ownership. This was a total of 10% of all land in the United States. [ 5 ]