Land Act 1877 (United States)
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Desert_Land_Act
|
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
arid lands in the Western United States
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1877
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Land Act 1877 (United States)
|
| gptkbp:provides |
allowed individuals to acquire up to 640 acres of arid land
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to encourage and promote the economic development of arid and semi-arid public lands in the Western United States
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Homestead_Act_of_1862
gptkb:Timber_Culture_Act |
| gptkbp:requires |
land must be irrigated within three years
payment of $1.25 per acre |
| gptkbp:subject |
public lands
land sales desert lands |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Land_Act
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
|