Timber and Stone Act of 1878
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:California
gptkb:Nevada gptkb:Oregon gptkb:Washington_Territory |
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
June 3, 1878
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Timber and Stone Act of 1878
|
| gptkbp:landPricePerAcre |
$2.50
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| gptkbp:maximumLandPurchase |
160 acres
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
widespread fraud and land speculation
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to encourage settlement and development of timber-rich and stone-rich lands in the western United States
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Homestead_Act_of_1862
gptkb:Desert_Land_Act_of_1877 |
| gptkbp:repealedBy |
1955
Public Law 84-382 |
| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Rutherford_B._Hayes
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Oregon_land_fraud_scandal
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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