Timber and Stone Act
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timber-and-stone-act-282-1211264
title:
Timber and Stone Act
text:
The Timber and Stone Act of 1878 in the United States sold timberland in surveyed public lands of the United States within the states of California, Oregon, and Nevada, and in the Washington Territory. The legislation specifically noted that military, Indian, or other reservations of the United States within these territories were exempt. The price of sale was $2.50 per acre ($618/km2), and land was sold in 160 acre (0.6 km2) blocks. Land that was deemed "unfit for farming" was sold to any citiz
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timber_and_Stone_Act
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2023-10-31T01:14:40Z
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