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dec 14, 1862 - Homestead Act.

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The Homestead Act of 1862 and later homestead legislation provided the mechanism for transferring federal land to private ownership. The act was applied in Oklahoma after 1889. It was a popular movement for distributing free land.

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Date:

dec 14, 1862
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~ 161 years ago