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In 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed the original Homestead Act into law. He reportedly said, “This will do something for the little fellow”. This Homestead Act allowed a person to claim up to 160 acres of public land to make a home for himself. He had to reside on the land for five years and make improvements.
Before Montana could be homesteaded, the land had to be surveyed, which started in 1867.
The first land settled in Montana and in Phillips County was along creeks and rivers, springs, and waterholes.
In 1909, the Enlarged Homestead Act was passed allowing people to claim up to 320 acres. The...
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