Lincoln signs Homestead Act, opens federal land for farming, 150 years ago today (1862)

May 20, 20121860s, American Civil Waradmin

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(Tuesday, May 20, 1862, during the American Civil War) — U.S. President Abraham Lincoln today signed the Homestead Act, which was intended to encourage settlements west of the Mississippi River by making federal land available for farming.

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