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Franz Josef Land
(Encyclopedia) Franz Josef LandFranz Josef Landfrăns jōˈzəf, fränts yōˈzĕf [key], Rus. Zemlya Frantsa Iosifa, archipelago, c.6,300 sq mi (16,320 sq km), in the Arctic Ocean N of Novaya Zemlya, Russia…Van Diemen's Land
(Encyclopedia) Van Diemen's Land: see Tasmania, Australia.Carey Land Act
(Encyclopedia) Carey Land Act, sponsored by Sen. Joseph M. Carey and passed by the U.S. Congress in 1894. The act provided for the transfer to Western states of U.S.-owned desert lands on the…Yazoo land fraud
(Encyclopedia) Yazoo land fraud, name given to the sale in 1795 by an act of the Georgia legislature of vast holdings in the Yazoo River country to four land companies following the wholesale bribery…agrarian reform
(Encyclopedia) agrarian reform, redistribution of the agricultural resources of a country. Traditionally, agrarian, or land, reform is confined to the redistribution of land; in a broader sense it…Silas Zephaniah LANDES, Congress, IL (1842-1910)
LANDES Silas Zephaniah , a Representative from Illinois; born in Augusta County, Va., May 15, 1842; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar by the supreme court of…Fountain Land THOMPSON, Congress, ND (1854-1942)
Senate Years of Service: 1909-1910 Party: Democrat THOMPSON Fountain Land , a Senator from North Dakota; born near Scottsville, Macoupin County, Ill., November 18, 1854; moved to Girard, Ill., in…easement
(Encyclopedia) easement, in law, the right to use the land of another for a specified purpose, as distinguished from the right to possess that land. If the easement benefits the holder personally and…Palmer, Nathaniel Brown
(Encyclopedia) Palmer, Nathaniel Brown, 1799–1877, American sea captain and antarctic explorer, b. Stonington, Conn. While on a whaling voyage (1820–21) in the South Shetlands, he commanded the Hero…Homestead Act
(Encyclopedia) Homestead Act, 1862, passed by the U.S. Congress. It provided for the transfer of 160 acres (65 hectares) of unoccupied public land to each homesteader on payment of a nominal fee…Trending
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