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Homestead Custer County, Nebraska
Homestead Act of 1862
was signed by Abraham Lincoln on May 20, 1862.
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Under the Homestead Act, 270 million acres of land, or 10% of the nation, was given away. The only monetary payment for each 160 acre claim was an $18 filing fee. -- Homestead National Monument of America
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