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From: Elaine Maddox <>
Subject: Re: Homestead Act
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 13:21:05 -0700


I hadn't thought about it, but I guess it was "east" for purposes of the Homestead Act
<smile>. Thanks for sending this information.

Elaine

Paula Wiegand wrote:

> Yes, the Bureau of Land Management categorized Wisconsin as an eastern
> public land state.
>
> In case anyone is interested:
>
> the Eastern public land states are:
> Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana,
> Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin.
>
> the Western public land states are:
> Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska,
> Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah,
> Washington and Wyoming.
>
> Paula
>
>
> Elaine Maddox wrote:
>
> > I was born and raised in Wisconsin and consider it to be a Midwestern State. Did
> > some type of government document call it elsewise?

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