Lecture: Homesteading in America 1862-1988: Settling the USA
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Phone: (202) 208-4743
US Department of the Interior Museum. When President Lincoln signed the Homestead Act on May 20, 1862, he set into motion a federal land program that would involve over 2,000,000 people in 30 states and territories for the next 126 years. When the last homestead was awarded to a Vietnam veteran in 1988, homesteading had evolved to fit not only different environments within the nation, but different political agendas. Join Bureau of Land Management State Archaeologist Robert King as he discusses homesteading in America and the privatization of the nation’s land.
This event is free and open to the public. Special Assistance - For those in need of special assistance (such as an interpreter for the hearing impaired) or inquries regarding the handicapped entrance, please notify museum staff at (202) 208-4743 in advance of the program.
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Phone: 202-208-4743
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