Genealogy: Homestead Act of 1862 culminates more than 70 yea

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Genealogy: Homestead Act of 1862 culminates more than 70 yea

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Genealogy: Homestead Act of 1862 culminates more than 70 years of controversy
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{EXCERPT} By Tamie Dehler Special to the Tribune-Star

Civil War veterans were allowed to subtract the length of their military service from the required five years of residence. If a person under age 21 had fought in the war, the age requirement to get land was waived. A second option offered to settlers was to be able to purchase the quarter section for $1.25 per acre after just six months of residence on the land...

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