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Frontier Settlement And Community Development In Richardson, Burt, And Platte Counties, Nebraska, 1854-1870, Nicholas Joseph Aieta
Frontier Settlement And Community Development In Richardson, Burt, And Platte Counties, Nebraska, 1854-1870, Nicholas Joseph Aieta
Department of History: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
The Nebraska Territory was established in 1854. Consisting of lands that encompass modern-day Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, and parts of Montana, the region was quite extensive. Originally, this land was part of the Louisiana Purchase, and some of the land had been reserved for Native American relocation following various treaties of the 1830s and 1840s. As pressures mounted to open the land for white settlement, both Nebraska and Kansas were established as territories in 1854.
The objective of this research is to examine the foundations of community in Nebraska Territory during the years 1854-1870. Specifically, this dissertation …
How William F. Cody Helped Save The Buffalo Without Really Trying, David Nesheim
How William F. Cody Helped Save The Buffalo Without Really Trying, David Nesheim
Department of History: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Many historical accounts of the restoration of the American bison omit an important piece of that phenomenon. Most historians have focused their attention on two elements: western ranchers who started the earliest private herds and eastern conservationists who raised funds and lobbied for the creation of the first national preserves. However, the perpetuation of the image of buffalo in the hearts and minds of Americans was equally important in the eventual recovery of the species. No one was a more effective popularizer than William F. Cody, despite his belief that bison neither could nor would recover. Buffalo Bill's Wild West …
Providing Lumber For The ‘Sawed’ House: The Repeal Of The Southern Homestead Act And Euro-American Settlement Of The Plains, David Nesheim
Providing Lumber For The ‘Sawed’ House: The Repeal Of The Southern Homestead Act And Euro-American Settlement Of The Plains, David Nesheim
Department of History: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Within five years, two separate homestead acts became law in the United States. Congress passed the first during the Civil War, which applied to public domain lands primarily in the western half of the U.S. The Homestead Act of 1862 allowed settlers to claim 160 acres of public domain and receive title after a period of residence and “improvement.” It also featured other methods to gain title, including cash purchase. Following the war, the Southern Homestead Act became law in 1866. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi collectively held nearly 47,000,000 acres open to claim as a result, although in …