Desert Land Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:General_Land_Office
gptkbp:allowedAcquisitionOf up to 640 acres
gptkbp:appliesTo western United States
arid public lands
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1877
gptkbp:effect influenced western settlement
led to land speculation
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:priceRange $1.25 per acre
gptkbp:purpose encourage development of arid land in the western United States
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Homestead_Act
gptkb:Timber_Culture_Act
gptkbp:requires irrigation of land within three years
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Homestead_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Desert Land Act