STATE OF THE STATES
Oct 01, 2019
2 minutes
The Homestead Act of 1862 made federal land in 30 states and territories available for settlement. Nebraska was the state with the largest percentage of distributed land at 45. Other states with the highest amounts of homesteading land were North Dakota (39 percent), Montana (34 percent), Oklahoma (34 percent),
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