Alaska, having only gained statehood in 1959, was granted an extra decade of homesteading. (This turned out well for Ken Deardorff, the last official homesteader.) Admittedly, the land for homesteading had shrunk, especially after FDR took back a bunch of it for National Parks. Otherwise...
a–h, Represented are the top four countries globally in terms of total area gain in productive land: Russia (a,b), mainland USA (excluding Alaska due to minimal forestry currently mapped here) (c,d), Canada (cropped for improved visualization) (e,f) and mainland China (g,h), under ...
Subsequent disposal of federal lands occurred over many years (beginning with the Homestead Act of 1862 and others, homesteading was discontinued in 1976 in the conterminous United States, and Alaska in 1986). During 1934, there was an important event in the history of US rangelands occurred: ...
As a child growing up in Alaska, the author “came under the spell of mountains, rivers, and bears,” according to the jacket of his seventh book. It also promises a story in which a bear’s great secret will be shared with a young Indian boy. Gorgeous watercolors with soft edges add...
Lucas is located only about 60 miles from the geographical center of the contiguous United States (not counting Alaska and Hawaii). Meaning if you cut out a map of America and tried putting a pin in the middle so it balanced perfectly, the pin would just about be in Lucas....
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And for the record, the last claim officially staked was granted in 1988 (in Alaska), so the era of homesteading isn’t as dusty as you may have thought. Take heart you modern homesteaders-to-be, back-to-the-landers of a new decade, and city-stuck dreamers with motivation and willingne...