| 单词 | land grant |
| 例句 | “The Mexican government denied their immigration papers and reversed their land grant. It was just another dream that went nowhere.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Leaving the maps, then, Bloom talked about the history of the north, about land grants and how they had been lost, strayed, or stolen, divvied up. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When years before they had first come to the people living on the Cebolleta land grant, they had not said what kind of mineral it was. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z As explained by historian Edmund Morgan, in colonies like Virginia, the planter elite, with huge land grants, occupied a vastly superior position to workers of all colors. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The colony had first settled there under a land grant from the Mexican government, and the man who led the colonization was a priest, and he was a Luna. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But the people from the land grants and the people from Laguna and Acoma ignored the signs and hunted deer; occasionally, the Mexicans took a cow. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “It is the land grant to all of the territory from the silver mountains to the blue hills, from the dead salt sea there to the distant valleys of moonstone and emerald,” said the Leader. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe, I don’t know. I think he had a land grant for fightin’ in the Revolution.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The Spanish built a mission here in 1771, then parceled off enormous ranches to private owners by way of land grants. The Wilder Side of Carmel 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z In 2010 he helped to rescue the playhouse from the financial brink, helping to land grants from individuals and major foundations such as the Wallace, Doris Duke Charitable and James Irvine. Sheldon Epps to step down as artistic director at Pasadena Playhouse 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Their reasons, still debated, may have included mistreatment in the United States military, anti-Catholic and anti-immigrant bigotry and the promise of better pay and land grants from Mexico. Critics? Choice: New Music From Gorillaz, the Chieftains and Fenn O?Berg 2010-03-14T21:41:00Z And though some of the southern roads got land grants, they were constructed with private money and guided by private egos. 'Rival Rails' tells the story of the Santa Fe Railroad 2011-01-06T00:10:04Z As a gift, the sisters and their families were presented with a land grant for property in the Vahakni Residential Community in Yerevan. The Kardashians Show Support for Armenia 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, however, free settlers kept arriving, lured by land grants and forced free labor. Sydney?s Convict Past 2010-12-31T19:55:08Z Having fruit trees on their property was especially important for settlers, who had to show improvement on homesteaded parcels to claim land grants. Exhibit on real Johnny Appleseed will hit the road 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z The government put 500 families in homes with small agricultural land grants at a time of great hardship, and Rosanne Cash says without exaggeration that it saved her family. Cash's 80th birthday, legacy to be celebrated 2012-02-07T11:25:08Z This is Chumash land, but in the 1830s, Spanish and Mexican land grants reshaped the region. In Search of the California Barbecue Tradition 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z This colonial-era manor was one of the English Crown’s original land grants. Ultimate Romantic Getaways 2011-02-02T07:50:02.410Z There’s a rumor that a government inspector has arrived in the area to approve the land grants. Review: An Opera Reaches the American Dream’s Brooding Heart 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Subsidence also made the soil fertile and, by extension, made a few of Audubon’s contemporaries — with the help of Spanish land grants and slave labor — seriously rich. Following Audubon?s Footsteps in Louisiana 2010-04-15T21:58:00Z Compounding the problem nationally has been turmoil and loss of horticulture programs in land grant colleges and universities in response to declining enrollment. The horticulture industry’s age problem is bigger than you think 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z He was able to trace his paternal lineage back to a Frenchman, Nicholas Bodin of Tours, who received a Louisiana land grant in 1710. A Painter Resurrects Louisiana’s Vanished Creole Culture 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z Palmer says the Allen School’s international projects are a reflection of WSU’s land grant values of working within communities to improve lives and livelihoods. How ‘disease detectives’ in East Africa help keep us all safer | Provided by Washington State University 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z “What makes South Texas unique is its large ranches dating back to the Spanish land grants, which have been on the forefront of wildlife conservation,” Schofield says. Ocelots once roamed the U.S. Can we bring them back? 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z The federal agencies used data from the National Center for Education Statistics and found the funding disparity in 16 of 18 states that house Black land grants. 16 states underfunded historically Black land-grant universities, Biden administration says 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Clover features more than 220 online educational activities for students, ages 5 to 18, developed by 4-H’s partners in the Cooperative Extension System and its network of land grant universities. 4-H teams with Netflix’s ‘Spy Kids: Armageddon’ to launch new learning platform Clover 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z We applaud her leadership and look forward to working with the federal government and other land grant institutions to ensure this critical infrastructure funding is included in the upcoming Farm Bill reauthorization. Increase federal investment in agriculture research institutions | Op-Ed 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z The colonists, some of whom had already received land grants west of the Appalachians, viewed the edict as equivalent to tyranny and disregarded it. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Toward the end of the Gupta period, in the sixth century, rulers began giving land grants to officials and Brahman priests to help stimulate local economies. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z As Washington’s land grant university, WSU’s mission is to open access to opportunity for all. Historic federal investment in research is an investment in WA’s future 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z The communities that would become Rio Grande City, La Grulla and Roma began as ranches on Spanish land grants where families raised sheep, goats and cattle. A Championship Season in Mariachi Country 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z When empresario Haden Edwards attempted to evict people who had settled his land grant before he gained title to it, the Mexican government nullified its agreement with him. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z In the first half of the 1800s, land grants were the primary means by which the federal government supported the states. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z Eventually, land grants were also awarded to temples and monasteries, in the hope that this could encourage wider economic growth and lessen dependence on the central state. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z On his mother’s side, his family stretches back to some of the earliest land grant families in Santa Barbara, and his maternal grandfather, Alexander Harmer, was a well-known painter of Western scenes. Harry Gesner, designer who created Malibu's crested 'Wave House,' dies at 97 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z After the Civil War, dozens of such schools for the formerly enslaved and their children began to populate the southern states, sustained by federal land grants, freedmen’s societies, churches and benefactors. Why Students Are Choosing H.B.C.U.s: ‘4 Years Being Seen as Family’ 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z Also layered on the landscape are historic Spanish land grants, large ranches, traditional irrigation systems known as acequias, and moradas, which are meeting spaces for a religious brotherhood known as penitentes. Fire-ravaged New Mexico villages cling to faith, ‘querencia’ 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z As the war continued, they enticed enlistees with cash bounties and 100-acre land grants, some for three-year terms and others for the duration of the war. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z He gave generous land grants to his bureaucrats. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Several members of Congress on Wednesday called on states to address gaps in their funding for schools in the land grant university system that shortchange historically Black colleges and universities. States urged to address funding disparities for HBCUs 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z The arch was not noted on an 1837 land grant map, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t there then — and, in fact, it could have been there for centuries before, he said. Landmark arch at San Luis Obispo beach crumbles in December storms 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z The report starts in 1649, when King Charles II of England rewarded his loyal supporters with land grants throughout the newly established Virginia colony on parcels that European settlers had seized from Indigenous peoples. Gentrification and displacement of African Americans in Northern Virginia predates Civil War, report finds 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z The following year, Congress revived the idea of using public lands for internal improvements by promising generous loans and land grants to the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads to finance their transcontinental railroad. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z These “land grant” schools were given federal lands to start up, but are largely funded by state legislatures, many of which were long dominated by racist Dixiecrats and now by extremist Republicans. Opinion | It’s a great time to be at Howard. But what about the struggling HBCUs? 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z The country’s land grant university system was first established in 1862 under the Morrill Act, which gave public lands to states to establish colleges that focused on educating students in agriculture and mechanics. States urged to address funding disparities for HBCUs 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z In addition to being a 19th century war memorial, the obelisk is a marker of the land grant issued from Spanish colonial royalty to Hispanic families that conquered the area in the 1600s. Hispanic group sues Santa Fe mayor over destroyed obelisk 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z But an investigation by High Country News last year suggested nearly 11 million acres designated for so-called land grant colleges were actually taken from roughly 250 tribes. For Native Americans, Harvard and other colleges fall short 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Republicans and Democrats also collided over the use of western land grants to stimulate railroad construction, finance education, and provide new farms for would-be pioneers. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Native American settlements were first, and then the rancho system -- Spanish then Mexican land grants throughout California -- were built atop and near those settlements and still shape our geography and place names. You know Angels Flight. But what about L.A.’s other funicular railways? 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z In contrast, no waivers can be obtained for 1862 land grant institutions, which are typically fully funded by their respective states. States urged to address funding disparities for HBCUs 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Some Mexican land grants were confirmed right away by American land “patents.” You know their names: Palos Verdes, La Brea, Sepulveda. But what were the ranchos? 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z And South Dakota State University uses private donations to provide scholarships to local tribal members and revenue from the college’s land grant trust to enhance Native American programming, research and other efforts. For Native Americans, Harvard and other colleges fall short 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Families received land grants and established farms to raise foodstuffs, not tobacco. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z It then became the basis of Henry Clay's "American System," which inspired Abraham Lincoln to use land grants to finance the transcontinental railroad. Biden's massive infrastructure bill: The biggest public investment most of us will ever see 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z The financial disparity between HBCUs, including land grant, public and private schools, and other institutions of higher education in many ways mirrors the racial wealth gap. States urged to address funding disparities for HBCUs 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z The pace of California land grants picked up considerably after Mexico gave Spain the boot in 1821. You know their names: Palos Verdes, La Brea, Sepulveda. But what were the ranchos? 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z The Justice for Black Farmers Act, which was introduced in November, seeks to protect remaining Black farmers from losing their land, provide land grants and reform USDA’s civil rights process. ‘We are facing extinction’: Black farmers in steep decline 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z His chosen rewards were lavish American land grants. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z “Organic agriculture was not developed in a laboratory or at the university or a land grant, but willy-nilly by hundreds of pioneering farmers. He was one of those people” Pollan said. Amigo Bob Cantisano, a towering figure in the West Coast's organic farming movement, dies at 69 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z Any land grant university in the country will probably have a pretty good meat science department. The business of meatless meat 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z “NDSU’s Healthcare Professions students that are helping the people and the state in this manner truly embody our land grant mission,” said Charles D. Peterson, dean of the College of Health Professions at NDSU. University students help administer coronavirus vaccine 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Early recipients of royal land grants got the primo land, which became the setting for numerous large plantations maintained by enslaved workers. Perspective | Two old stone houses vie for the title of oldest dwelling in the District 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z The federal government also bought stock in companies like the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on the East Coast and lavished land grants on others, including the Midwest’s Wabash & Erie and Illinois & Michigan Canals. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Occidental said the transaction will initially include about 2.5 million mineral acres derived from the land grant in Colorado, including its core DJ Basin position. Occidental to sell some Colorado, Utah assets for $1.33 billion 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z The farm’s origins date to 1821, when James Harmon moved from Maine to Indiana, where he established the farm using a land grant awarded to his father, a Revolutionary War veteran. Indiana couple wins award for preserving farm dating to 1821 2020-08-10T04:00:00Z It was advertised as “a community of distinctive small homes” and was part of a larger tract known as the Friendship land grant of 1713. At the edge of D.C., Brookdale offers a bucolic feel and distinctive homes 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z Here, five decades ago, this poor northern New Mexico community saw one of the most violent clash in civil rights history when armed Mexican American ranchers raided a courthouse in a dispute over land grants. Monuments and statues are falling. But what comes next? 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z To raise capital for an initial settlement, Penn sold large land grants to wealthy Friends and devised the first of several “Frames of Government” to protect landowners while extending liberty of conscience to all settlers. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Federal land grant universities established after the Civil War were free for decades, and remained low cost until the 1980s. Opinion | The Only Way to Save Higher Education Is to Make It Free 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z “Our land grant colleges do not teach this, private and public businesses do not teach this, and current government policy surely does not promote this,” he emphasized in the film. Farmers dubbed the 'Carbon Cowboys' say business is booming during coronavirus 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z Q: Do you envision the federal grant application as a communitywide effort with, perhaps, the land grant university taking the lead with businesses, private entities and schools in the area? Rep. Ro Khanna's 'Big Idea': Moving Silicon Valley to rural America 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z The vast land grant extended into Utah as far as Ogden. Wyoming looks to buy millions of acres of mineral rights 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z Ambitious speculators wanted handsome land grants and their rivals wanted to stop them. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Iowa State and Kansas State play for the 103rd time Saturday in Manhattan, Kansas, in a series dubbed by others as “Farmageddon” because of the agriculture background for the two land grant universities. Big 12 rivalries include Bedlam, Red River and ‘Farmageddon’ 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Perdue contends moving the agencies to the heart of agriculture country will allow researchers to work more closely with farmers, land grant universities and private agriculture-related companies. Perdue defends, celebrates USDA agency moves to Missouri 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z And, as collateral, they often handed over their most prized possessions to ensure the completion of their two-year contracts: home deeds, car registrations and, in one case, the land grant certificate for a community mosque. Ship of horrors: life and death on the lawless high seas 2019-09-12T04:00:00Z When our nation was first formed, the wealthy second and third sons received land grants from the king of England. Opinion | Immigrants have always done the work Americans don’t want 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z Others could make generous land grants to governors who pleased them. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z They also say it includes input from elected officials, Native American tribes, land grants and community members. Carson forest to host public meetings on management plan 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z The new paperwork requirements, along with a new, lengthy ethics review, raise worries that many investigators will fail to land grants that rely on fetal tissue—and others won’t even try to win them. Trump administration releases details on fetal tissue restrictions 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z She added that the agency would be competing against other federal agencies, land grant universities, nonprofits and corporations. War on science: Trump administration muzzles climate experts, critics say 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z A land baron’s gunman joins a rebel fighting for Spanish land grants in 1900 New Mexico. TV Listings: Here are the feature and TV Films airing the week of July 21 - 27, 2019 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z Because of old square-mile land grants the federal government gave to railroads as incentives to build new lines, sections, or square miles, of private land alternate with sections of public land in this area. Montana Editorial Roundup 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z The serendipitous nature of the local roads also originated from the lottery of land grants, Wolfe said. The story behind Greenwich’s long and windy roads 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z “We’re within 300 miles of 13 land grant universities,” said Kimberly Young, president of the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor, a development council initiative. USDA research agencies will move to Kansas City region despite opposition 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z They provided federal loans and subsidies, primarily land grants, to build two transcontinental lines. Anniversary of transcontinental railroad recalls an era of accomplishments — and their costs 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z Under President Ulysses S. Grant, Attorney General Amos Akerman, a Southerner, vigorously prosecuted the Ku Klux Klan, and stood up to railroad magnates seeking favorable treatment in bond issues and land grants. The “Reputational Interests” of William Barr 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z Trinity still owns 14 acres of that original land grant, mostly in Hudson Square. The Church With the $6 Billion Portfolio 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z That’s what happened to Heather Darby, an agronomy professor at the University of Vermont—a land grant school in a state that legalized hemp. The Race to Re-Learn Hemp Farming 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z The city, which some say was named after Rome by priests enamored of its sandstone bluffs, rose from riverfront Spanish land grants. On the Texas-Mexico border, no one knows who's smuggling the border crossers. Everyone’s a suspect 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z CP and UP each built as fast and far as possible to gain the most in federal loans and land grants. Anniversary of transcontinental railroad recalls an era of accomplishments — and their costs 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z Next year, Khanna plans to introduce legislation that would establish a “21st century land grant” to bring high-tech jobs to distressed rural communities and declining industrial towns, the places that powered Donald Trump’s rise. Silicon Valley in Iowa: congressman's fight for tech jobs in rural America 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z A 1993 report by Terrence Cole, chairman the University of Alaska Fairbanks History Department at the time, includes a history of the university’s land grants. Alaska editorials 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z For example, the University of Kentucky—another land grant school—funds hemp research through private companies, says David Williams, a plant and soil scientist. The Race to Re-Learn Hemp Farming 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Thomas Jefferson signed one of the family’s land grants; President James Monroe commissioned an ancestor for the War of 1812. Supreme Court to consider Virginia uranium case that divides a rural county 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z The main part of the GN was built without land grants. Anniversary of transcontinental railroad recalls an era of accomplishments — and their costs 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z Western tourist economies are based around national parks, forests and monuments, and government land grants funded many of the universities. Opinion | The United States of lots of different Americas 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z It explains how the university’s land grant fell victim to Alaska statehood: Alaska editorials 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z The land grant is also protected by the treaty. AP Explains: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo remains hot topic 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z It was part of the original land grant of Stephen F. Austin, and eventually became open fields owned by Imperial Sugar. Texas cemeteries contain hidden history 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z Failing to agree, they platted their land grants each as he preferred, producing today’s colliding grids. The Seattles that might have been 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Established 175 years ago through a land grant, the area includes grasslands, oak woodlands and desert and is home to a number of rare species, including California condors, San Joaquin kit foxes and bald eagles. L.A. County inches toward a final decision on Tejon Ranch development 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z “But the cost of this greater freedom in land choice was a vastly smaller educational land grant for Alaska.” Alaska editorials 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z After the end of the U.S.-Mexican War, the United States pledged in the treaty to respect private land holdings, including land grants made under the Spanish and Mexican governments. AP Explains: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo remains hot topic 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z The colonists, though, preferred living on their land grants away from the village proper. New San Felipe de Austin Museum offers more Texas history 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z Lawmakers budgeted another $4 million to Lincoln University to help the school draw down federal land grant money. The Latest: Missouri House OKs flat higher education budget 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z But the federal and state governments created Michigan State, Penn State and other land grant universities more than a century ago to extend higher education to more Americans. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Jim Bowie moved into Texas in 1830 to snap up land grants from the Mexican government and hunt for gold. Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum gets rare Bowie knife 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z The land grants were made to families who would automatically be granted U.S. citizenship in new territories gained by the U.S. AP Explains: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo remains hot topic 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z The Omaha World-Herald reports that Farmers National Co. gathered sale price information from land grant colleges, Farm Credit banks and other industry sources. Farmland prices fell in Nebraska, rose in Iowa 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z Brown moved to Springfield, Mass., where he often listened to lectures by Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth, then to North Elba, N. Y., where land grants were offered to African Americans. ‘Unflinching’: The day John Brown was hanged for his raid on Harpers Ferry 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z Some Hispanic ranchers have argued that the designations hurt families that have long fought the federal government over uses of historical land ties in colonial Spanish land grants. New Mexico delegates make plea for 2 national monuments 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z Borough officials say the land will help diversify the region’s economy and that it’s in line with legislative land grants for other Alaska municipalities. Senate approves $70M land grant for Petersburg Borough 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z Today, heirs organize around their historic land grants and put pressure on elected officials to pass measures to reinforce protects outlined in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. AP Explains: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo remains hot topic 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z Some of this is already taking place through efforts by public land grant universities like Cornell and global nonprofit organizations. 5 technologies that are making farms smarter and more efficient than ever before 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z The University of Illinois was established in 1867 as a land grant institution. University of Illinois kicks off 150th birthday celebration 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z The Obama administration established the hubs in 2014 to coordinate with land grant universities to help private farmers, ranchers and forest managers adapt to climate change. Food security, forests at risk under Trump’s USDA 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z First, the French took control of the area in 1718 through a land grant. Baton Rouge: A city that grew up around present-day downtown 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z The ranch is the last undeveloped, privately owned Mexcian land grant left in the United States. 'Remarkable' pictographs cover boulder in remote Rancho Guejito 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z Many predate the land grant universities—large campuses built on federally controlled property toward the end of the 19th century. To Save Themselves, Small Colleges Offer Lifeline to Their Hometowns 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Hamstrung by a land grant that has never been fully realized, the system is dependent on the Legislature for funding. Alaska editorials 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z Her mother was the former Aileen O’Keefe, a privileged descendant of pioneers who had received vast land grants from the Spanish throne. Aileen Mehle, Gossip’s Grande Dame Known as ‘Suzy,’ Dies at 98 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z Spilhaus conceived of it as a parallel to the land grant university system. Minnesota Sea Grant celebrates 50th year of water research 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z The village was settled in 1809 as part of a Spanish land grant, and sawmills soon sprouted to process local cypress. In a flooded Louisiana parish, a 3-mile journey down the river to answer the question: Did our house survive? 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Aydell, 64, a retired state worker, grew up in this Cajun village settled by his ancestors as a Spanish land grant in 1809. Now his home sits surrounded by a lake. Louisiana town was flooded six months ago. Now the water is back, even higher, and rescues continue 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Though the university is billed as a land, sea and space grant institution, the central piece - the land grant - has never been fully conveyed. Alaska editorials 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z The Permanent State School Fund is Utah’s largest land grant trust fund. Utah school trusts shows record gains of $2 billion 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z Franklin Manor traces its founding to the 17th century, when the Franklin family was awarded the peninsula as part of a land grant, according to information compiled by the Franklin Manor Citizens Association. Relaxing by the bay in Maryland’s Franklin Manor 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z The ranch was formed in by joining four Mexican land grants from the 1840s. Huge California ranch offering public access for a big price 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z “Hereditary titles may have gradually disappeared,” she explains, “but large land grants and land titles remained central to the American system of privilege.” “White Trash” — a cultural and political history of an American underclass 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z As a percentage of total state lands, Alaska’s situation is even more shameful - the land grant represents just 0.11 percent of the total land area granted to the state in 1959. Alaska editorials 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z "Defra's complacent decision to withdraw contaminated land grants presents a real danger that contaminated sites are being left unidentified with consequential public health impacts." MPs sound alarm on neglected soils - BBC News 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z The judge also said a state land grant that transferred ownership of Children's Pool from the state to the city required constant public access to the beach. Restrictions on Children's Pool beach in La Jolla are illegal, judge rules 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z These how we invested in community colleges and land grant colleges like Michigan State. Read President Obama's Speech in Flint on the Water Crisis 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z The county seal is emblazoned with eight sheep, representing the eight Spanish land grants in the county and the importance of sheep to the economy of early New Mexico. A special breed: Gentle, wild, hardy, and beautiful 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Alaska’s future requires a strong university, and stability for the institution requires a sizeable land grant that has repeatedly been promised and never delivered. Alaska editorials 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z Those could include tax incentives, land grants, direct subsidies or other actions that don’t intrude on federal authority, she said. Supreme Court tie lets states face lawsuits in other states 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Included in the papers are the signatures of U.S. presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren on land grants to Patton, who was a captain in the Confederate Army. Historic papers behind walls of Asheville home 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z In a second vote, 150 people voted to build the school on the public square grounds acquired by Lockport through a canal commissioner’s land grant. EXCHANGE: Lockport Township’s departure hits Central Square 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z This is the nub of contention: The Georgetown land grant was called “Rock of Dunbar-ton.” Restoring a proper name in Georgetown 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z The contradictory laws are posing problems for some academics, particularly at the nation’s some 100 land grant universities—public institutions created to provide practical education in agriculture, among other fields. Q&A: Why pot law changes are creating headaches for farm researchers 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z The land grant not only reduces Anadarko’s operating costs in the Wattenberg field – because of lower royalty rates – but it also boosts its returns through royalty income from third-party operations in the area. Anadarko Petroleum Revised To $85 Per Share 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z What Floyd saw is WSU’s manifest destiny as a land grant university to spread higher education to every corner and county of the state. WSU presence will be Elson Floyd’s legacy in Everett 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z Forest Service over a decision to limit grazing on historic land grant areas in northern New Mexico. Ranchers accuse feds of discrimination in grazing lawsuit 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z The land grant’s 795 acres included most of what is now Georgetown, which may be named in part for one of his sons. Restoring a proper name in Georgetown 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z The land grant not only reduces Anadarko’s operating costs in the Wattenberg field — because of lower royalty rates — but it also boosts its returns through royalty income from third-party operations in the area. Anadarko Earnings Preview: Lower Oil Prices To Offset Wattenberg Production Growth 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z State enough money to match federal grants and other available federal money for land grant institutions. Congressman, lawsuit: SC discriminates in higher education 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z He replaced Filemon Vela, Sr., a Lower Rio Grande Valley native whose family traced its history to mid-1700 Spanish land grants. The Judge Who Halted Obama’s Immigration Reform 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z The federal government bought the property from land grant heirs in 2000 with the goal of operating it as a working ranch while developing recreational opportunities for the public. Valles Caldera looks to future as national park 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z She became a wealthy businesswoman and her sons received land grants. Cane River Creole matriarch’s house gives tours 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Sometimes it provided incentives to the private sector, like land grants to spur railroad construction. Former DOT chief: 'Our infrastructure's on life supports right now' 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z The Schwalbes were following the lead of Burlington Northern Railroad, which once owned every other tract in the area, the legacy of a federal land grant. Where Oil and Politics Mix 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z The land was left in a checkerboard of public and private ownership by land grants to railroads 150 years ago. Prized Cascade forestland about size of Tacoma to be preserved 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z The ranch comprises territory covered by four Mexican land grants from the 1840s. Tejon Ranch targets commercial development for growth 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z SJM Holdings chief executive Ambrose So says he’s willing to discuss the issue, but creating dormitories for workers would require additional land grants. Macau's Chui Returns As Protests Grow, Casino Licenses Dwindle 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z By owning mineral rights, Anadarko not only gains from lower operating costs in the land grant area, but it also earns royalty income from third-party operations in the area. A Closer Look At Anadarko's Key Business Drivers 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Forest Service for what he deems as federal overreach over land use on historical Hispanic land grants. Lawyers: Fed prosecutor has ‘vendetta’ on sheriff 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z It is among the richest in Christendom, with real estate holdings estimated to be worth about $3 billion, the remaining legacy of a 215-acre land grant from Queen Anne of England in 1705. Bathrooms at 2 Lower Manhattan Churches: Packed by Tourists 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z In an unusual ruling, that San Mateo County Superior Court judge determined the because the property dates to a Spanish land grant and is held under a U.S. land patent there is no such right. Coastal Commission enters fray over San Mateo County beach access 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z Macau's Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau said on Wednesday the land grant followed legal procedures, according to Macau media. Macau graft agency probes Wynn land deal 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z Therefore, by owning mineral rights, Anadarko not only gains from lower operating costs in the land grant area, but it also earns royalty income from third-party operations in the area. An Overview Of Anadarko's Wattenberg Operations 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z The treaty ended the Mexican-American War by requiring that the United States recognize Mexican land grants, including one that awarded rights to this plot well before the Constitution was adopted. It’s Privacy vs. the People in the Battle for Martin’s Beach 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z Like Virginia Tech, Purdue is a public university founded in the 19th century after the Civil War with help from federal land grants. An inventor takes the helm at Virginia Tech This represents about 20 percent of all public land and is comparable to all the land granted to states and sold or awarded to corporations and land grant colleges.” Can Employee-Owned Companies Reboot the Economy? 2013-11-19T12:51:14Z More land grants were still under consideration, but government sources told Reuters that Rousseff did not plan to approve any new Indian reservations for the foreseeable future. Brazil tries to defuse conflicts with Indians over land, dams 2013-06-04T20:17:55Z The land grant dates back to President Abraham Lincoln’s administration, which granted railroads, including Union Pacific Railroad, both land and mineral rights to encourage investment in a trans-continental railway. An Overview Of Anadarko's Wattenberg Operations 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z To educate our people with a system of public schools and land grant colleges, including Ohio State. Obama urges Ohio State grads to be active citizens 2013-05-05T19:41:00Z Across the country, land grant universities are researching ways to make use of the new technology, from aerial imaging of fields, to crop spraying, to monitoring airborne plant pathogens. 3 Ways UAVs Could Transform America's Food System 2013-04-01T19:15:03.313Z They are entitled to subsidies, state jobs, land grants, and free university education, the latter part of an effort to reinvest gas wealth in human capital, not just in shiny buildings. Qatar's delicate balancing act 2013-01-16T18:12:16Z Let's start land grant colleges, because we want to give these gateways of opportunity for all Americans, because if all Americans are getting opportunity, we're all going to be better off. Dot Earth Blog: Debating the Facts on 'Green Energy' 2012-10-04T11:56:28Z Then it began to land grants from corporations and foundations. Has Teach for America betrayed its mission? 2012-08-16T05:04:35Z Last week the government announced the temporary suspension of land grants to private companies to try to curb the problem. Girl killed in Cambodia protest 2012-05-16T15:51:16Z The greatest political measure was the Railway Companies Preliminary Act, passed with the view of inducing capitalists to undertake railway construction in consideration of land grants. Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z "Vague land grants and inaccurate surveys," he adds, "made the subject of boundary lines a prime issue in the everyday life of colonial homes." Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers 2012-03-15T02:00:31.610Z Slightly varied, the same organization of men which inaugurated the system of constructing railroads through land grants, donations, and subsidies, is still in the same business. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z The Macau Daily Times reported over the weekend that two of three land grants for the Cotai area of Macau may be approved this year, citing Lands and Public Works Bureau Director Jaime Carion. Sohu Leads Internet Slide as Profit Disappoints: China Overnight 2012-02-07T05:31:41Z The whole scheme was condemned by Parliament, and the general election of 1883 returned a majority against the principle of land grant railways. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z He, along with his wife Sue, helped transform a sleepy land grant institution in the center of a blue collar state into an academic giant. Paterno, Penn State helped unify Pennsylvania 2012-01-23T08:20:09Z Allegedly, this compass was used by Joseph Frye for surveying his land grant in what is now Fryeburg, Maine, in 1762. Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers 2012-03-15T02:00:31.610Z The advocates of the railroad land grant and subsidy bond system for the settlement of a country have the following to say in its favor. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z After the cattle were driven in the Zulu chief sent for the Boer leader, ostensibly to arrange about the land grant. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Land grants have been made to the Cossacks, in return for which they must give the military service which is the condition upon which the land grant was made. Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace 2011-12-14T03:00:16.577Z What had been in 1649 a thinly settled frontier, shewed now a largely increased population and land grants to these new settlers had been freely issued by Virginia's government. Legends of Loudoun An account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck 2011-11-26T03:00:16.703Z This specimen was owned by Joseph Frye, who was given a land grant in what is now Fryeburg, Maine, in 1762. Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers 2012-03-15T02:00:31.610Z The construction of about eleven hundred miles of railroad in Iowa was aided by land grants. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z Penn State has the second-highest Moody’s rating because of “very strong student demand and other credit strengths linked to its status as Pennsylvania’s flagship and land grant university,” the company said in the report. Penn State’s Government Ties May Limit Liability, Moody’s Says 2011-11-15T21:02:57Z Its strong current bond rating reflects its attractiveness to prospective students, its respected academic program and status as the state flagship and land grant university. Moody?s warns Penn State?s bond rating could be downgraded because of sex abuse scandal 2011-11-11T22:58:15Z One item was a land grant dated June 1, 1861 signed by Lincoln. New Yorker pleads guilty to stealing historical documents 2011-10-27T20:10:12Z The platform demanded universal amnesty and a liberal policy, no more land grants to corporations, and denounced repudiation. A History of the Republican Party 2011-10-14T02:00:29.980Z This fact is clearly apparent from the provisions of the charter, for numerous branch or spike roads are included in the charter, and provided for in the land grants and subsidy bonds. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z And railroads — made possible by federal land grants—helped transport coal across the country. Energy subsidies are as old as the republic 2011-09-23T17:28:00Z Not only were the Indian traders and merchants encouraged to earn a livelihood, but their cultural identity was preserved, as land grants allowed for the construction of Hindu temples in Manama and Dubai. Immigrants Wonder What Arab Spring Will Mean for Them 2011-09-21T20:33:46Z Or if they are serious about honoring their land grant status, call it the Old Box of Dirt. College football?s marketing attempts don?t earn any trophies 2011-09-15T14:57:01Z The first classes occurred in the agricultural and technical colleges that were built from the proceeds of federal land grants in the 1860s. Op-Ed Contributor: Revive Home Economics Classes to Fight Obesity 2011-09-06T03:04:44Z In fact, roads built entirely with private means have been constructed more rapidly than these land grant roads. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z In 1862 the U.S. government created a land grant program for the creation of new universities. The Best and the Brightest 2011-08-29T13:15:00.253Z And a land grant in Java that will make you rich for life if you make those hill tribes stick to their plantations? The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z "All over the world where the British had colonies, they established churches through land grants," he said. Hong Kong Cathedral Sits on Pricey Site 2011-08-23T20:26:00Z In 1862, the U.S. government created a land grant program for the creation of new universities. New York Offers Land for University Tech/Science 2011-07-19T21:25:50Z In the meantime the company had forfeited their right to the land grant in consequence of the non-construction of the road beyond Des Moines, according to the terms of the original act. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z The movement was greatly stimulated by the fact that several large land grants were made to various Pennsylvanians and Virginians, who encouraged the settlement of their lands. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z The extension of the route to Omaha is across Iowa, where it is "Land Grant," and subject to land grant deductions. The Mail Pay on the Burlington Railroad 2011-06-21T02:00:28.507Z This party emphasized free silver, the income tax, eight-hour day, reclamation of land grants, government ownership of railways, telephones and telegraphs, popular election of federal senators, and the initiative and referendum. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Under the land grant of 1857 a road was projected between St. Paul and St. Anthony Falls, and completed in 1862, the first railroad in Minnesota, though others had been projected at an earlier period. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z Thou hast told me, Don Pedro," he said, lowering his voice in confidence, "how much is fashioned the testimony of the witnesses in regard of the old land grants by the Governors and Alcaldes. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z Those having land grants were forbidden to dispose of any lands to foreigners without an order in council, and the crown reserved the right to approve the nomination of governors in the proprietary colonies. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Captain Bowman was encouraged by the prospect of glory and land grants, the men satisfied with large but vague promises; and by the middle of May we were ready to start. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z One copy, made with the authority of the Governor, Council, and House of Burgesses of the Colony, was used as evidence to support a petition against Lord Culpeper's land grants. The Three Charters of the Virginia Company of London With Seven Related Documents; 1606-1621 2011-05-23T02:00:10.010Z A special session was held in May, 1857, to accept and make provision to use the magnificent railway land grant donated by Congress. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z And when, at the Sacramento session of the National Irrigation Congress, Mr E. H. Harriman was asked why his company was holding 3,000,000 acres of that land grant, he said, "For future generations." Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z Gorges, Sir Robert, land grant, 140; attempted settlement at Weymouth, 140. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Thirty-five were determined to go, and even the prospect of being rewarded, by the gratitude of Virginia, with royal land grants in the new territory, could not keep them longer. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z Chinese firms are provided land grants in excess of what they need, so they build apartment buildings on the land, which then pays for research costs and offsets start-up losses. Special report: Does corporate America kowtow to China? 2011-04-27T05:33:53Z The franchises and swamp land grant of the Lake Superior & Mississippi railroad pertaining to the Taylor's Falls branch were in 1875, by legislative enactment, transferred to the Taylor's Falls & Lake Superior Company. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z Add to these the land grant funds of colleges of agriculture and the mechanic arts, and the total is merely half a billion dollars. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z Thus, you see, that it was not a foolish extravagance, but a judicious policy which induced the viceroys and Spanish governors to begin the system of giving large land grants.” The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z Had the Treaty been then ratified three large land grants made by the Spanish King to certain Spanish nobles, at a date earlier than Mr. Adams had supposed, would not have been extinguished by it. The Middle Period 1817-1858 2011-03-14T03:01:05.737Z Unlike Singapore and China, the Indian government does not want to appear to favour foreign institutions by providing public money or large land grants. Brain power 2011-03-02T21:32:36Z He was active in aiding to secure the land grant to build railroads into Stillwater, in the welfare of which city he has ever manifested the deepest interest. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z The story told by the writer about the outrageous swindling out of their land grant of the men who constructed, at great sacrifice, the greatest wagon highway in Oregon, deserves investigation. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z But as we, the Spaniards, are the owners of the Spanish—or Mexican—land grants and also the owners of the cattle ranchos, our State legislators will not make any law to protect cattle. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z A third land grant is that made in 1862 for colleges of agriculture and the mechanical arts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z The advocates of the tax might have cited the original character of land grants to which feudal service was annexed and which were forfeited by the failure of absentees to perform it. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z Mr. Stone labored with untiring zeal after the land grant to aid in building the road was given until the road was built and the mines opened. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z Though some of the ranches and land grants in the southwest are most as big as the state of Missouri. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z The House Committee on Public Lands in their report on the “forfeiture of the Texas Pacific land grant” reviewed Mr. Huntington's acts with merited severity. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z At the last place, we found photos of their kids growing up, antiques and the original land grant for the property signed by President Taft in 1861. Pass the bucks 2010-12-11T00:02:00Z In the 19th century, railroads were built with government loan guarantees and land grants. The Real Promise Of Advanced Biofuels 2010-11-18T11:00:00Z He has obtained land grants for numerous railroads in Minnesota, and, with the assistance of Senator Douglas, framed the act authorizing Minnesota to form a state constitution preparatory to admission, fixing boundary, etc. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z It built separate chapels and paid for its charity work, in part, through an enormous land grant from Queen Anne. F.Y.I.: Readers? Questions Answered 2010-04-03T00:26:00Z Each officer and man, under this scheme, received a land grant within the territorial district of his corps, and each of these districts supplied recruits in numbers proportionate to its population. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" There is also a permanent school fund derived wholly from land grants from the national government. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Tardiveau was especially fitted for this task by his intimate acquaintance with the land grants of the region. The Settlement of Illinois, 1778-1830 He advocated amending the law relating to railroad land grants, so as to require their sale, within a reasonable period, at low prices. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z Edgar was one of the witnesses relied upon to prove that Dodge was entitled to the land grant for which he had made application as a Canadian refugee. Narrative of Mr. John Dodge during his Captivity at Detroit Their real interest in the new settlements may truthfully be said to have begun about 1730 when land grants were obtained. Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia There was, however, some jealousy of the ease with which Americans secured land grants, and an entirely just dislike of “bad” Americans. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" He was exceedingly anxious to crown his achievements by having the Senate ratify his eastern arrangements and securing land grants for his veterans. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. The first land grant for Minnesota was made in 1854, for a road from St. Paul to Lake Superior. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z In addition to these, certain land grants to the several states led to the issue of scrip, entitling the possessor to locate on government lands upon payment of only fees of registration. Rural Health and Welfare He secured a large land grant and he soon was selling off farms to other Germans who came from Pennsylvania and from Germany. Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia One Disputed land grants. legacy that ought to be briefly noted here is that of disputed land grants. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" Of all the Spanish land grants originally partitioning off what is now New Mexico, I know of only one held by the family of the original grantee; and it is now in process of partition. Through Our Unknown Southwest The government contributed to this road a land grant of forty sections to the mile. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z As a wedding fee he gave this letter of land grant to Dodd. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas Another neighbor pioneering in the Valley was Jacob Stover who secured land grants. Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia Three of the large land grants contained provisions guaranteeing to each owner the privilege of sending a representative to the General Assembly. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times In matters of land grants, however, it had a separate identity. The First Seventeen Years: Virginia 1607-1624 Except for government land grants and homestead acts, land dealing and colonization in the United States have, up to very recent times, been entirely in private hands. A Stake in the Land The place was identified only as "a quiet creek, entirely within the original land grant." The Flying Stingaree After his successful trip which resulted in receiving the land grant, he commenced selling small acreages to the new-comers. Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia These were two notable instances of vast land grants which reverted to the people. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times There is little record of activity here prior to the massacre in March, 1622, although some land grants may have preceded it. The First Seventeen Years: Virginia 1607-1624 There was lax enforcement of the Navigation Acts, liberal credit from English and Scots merchants, generous land grants from the crown, a minimum of interference in Virginia's government, and peace within the empire. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 This company had neither charter nor land grant, and, as far as we know, it had made no attempt to obtain either. The Fathers of New England A Chronicle of the Puritan Commonwealths This land was a part of the original land grant to Lord Fairfax. Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia In New York, at least, and presumably during Fletcher's sway of government in Pennsylvania, great land grants went for bribes. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times With the settlement of the Middle West district schools were established with the aid of the government land grants. The Farmer and His Community In the decade from 1860 to 1870 some twenty-two technical institutions were founded, most of them by the aid of the land grants. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College Twelve years later, more familiar with this than with most of his land grants, he sold it to a friend for $12,000. Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo The land grant to this line of road embraced over 1,000,000 acres of the finest lands of the State. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses This railroad was built in the proportion of twelve parts to one by public funds, raised by taxation of the people of that State, and by prodigal gifts of public land grants. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times Loyal Company, land grant on Greenbrier, 49, 58. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State The land grant also was but six thousand four hundred acres per mile. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 His proclamation stating policy relative to Virginia professed protection of the interests of private planters and adventurers but made no direct reference to land grants. Mother Earth Land Grants in Virginia 1607-1699 But land grants form only a small part of the public and private donations which have been made to Iowa roads. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses Its sources were in the land grants made by the Crown, and in the independent character of the settlers in this state. Quaker Hill A Sociological Study He did not need the money that was popularly supposed to accrue to senators in Washington from land grants, timber lands and other large steals; he had millions already. A Man of Two Countries The railway land grants, authorized between 1850 and 1871 lay within the areas shaded, and consisted, in all cases, of alternate sections on each side of the track. The New Nation After the 1669 charter, the proprietors opened an office in the colony and an agent was designated to handle land grants and collect fees. Mother Earth Land Grants in Virginia 1607-1699 The State of Iowa has not derived that benefit from the large land grants made to its railroads which her people had a right to expect. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses The slowness of exploration and development on the great land grants in the United States, and on the tracts of the large timber companies, also illustrates the retarding effect of private ownership. The Economic Aspect of Geology He had a Spanish land grant in here and lived here till 1804. The Young Alaskans on the Missouri The railway land grants were notorious because the railways had rarely been done on contract time, and had in theory forfeited their grants. The New Nation Throughout his term as agent he used a form for land grants in establishing his authority which reviewed a part of the checkered history of the Northern Neck. Mother Earth Land Grants in Virginia 1607-1699 While others did not share this opinion, they at least supposed that land grants would greatly stimulate railroad enterprise and lead to the early construction of the lines thus favored. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses To the same cause may be attributed some of the long delays on the part of the government in opening lands for mineral entry or in issuing patents on land grants. The Economic Aspect of Geology The first successful attack which was made on the existing order of things was with regard to the fees charged on land grants. Wilmot and Tilley Direct federal aid was given to the road in the form of land grants, right of way, and a loan of bonds. The New Nation But the commission made no reference to land grants, and Governor Wyatt issued none after January, 1625. Mother Earth Land Grants in Virginia 1607-1699 The same restricting clause, known as the Doud Amendment, was added to all other land grant acts passed by the Twelfth and subsequent General Assemblies, and the various companies willingly and gladly accepted it. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses That was why Prairie Southern got such a large land grant. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters A portion of them went to the Northern Pacific Railroad Company under its land grant. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier The latter was arrested in France, charged with promoting a railroad on the strength of land grants that did not exist. The New Nation Indispensable source for the study of land grants in Colonial Virginia. Mother Earth Land Grants in Virginia 1607-1699 Among the other important land grants is that made to the McGregor Western Railroad Company. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses The federal government gave extensive aid to private and state enterprises in the way of land grants and stock subscriptions, though it did not engage directly in the construction of commercial highways. Outline of the development of the internal commerce of the United States 1789-1900 Gen. Willis A. Gorman, who was then governor of the territory, called a special session of the legislature to take into consideration measures to carry out the land grant and enabling acts. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier Congress stopped making land grants for this purpose in 1871, but not until more lines than could be used for twenty years had been allowed. The New Nation These activities are not conducted directly by TVA, but in cooperation with the land grant colleges and with the appropriate state departments. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 The land grants enriched the promoters of these enterprises much more than they did the State in whose interest the grants were presumed to be made. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses He surmounted seemingly impossible barriers, even having legislation enacted to set aside Virginia land grants. Blue Ridge Country The land grant for 500 miles of railroad would amount to 2,500,000 acres. Newfoundland and the Jingoes An Appeal to England's Honor The people rejected the Lecompton constitution and its land grant by a heavy majority. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement Something had to be done, so the Minnesota and Pacific was reorganized, and a new road, the Saint Paul and Pacific, bought it out, with all its land grants. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen The financial crisis of 1857 and the War of the Rebellion again checked railroad building, but this period developed a new phase of railroad enterprise as well as of the land grant policy. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses Unfortunately mineral claims are not supposed to go with Mexican land grants. Gold Seekers of '49 The little colony of Massachusetts veterans that settled at Marietta received a land grant as large as the State of Rhode Island. The Frontier in American History "How would you get hold of this land and obtain a railroad land grant from the Mexican government?" Frank Merriwell's Pursuit How to Win Through this and other complaints the Government refused to accept the first section of forty miles and withheld the bonds and land grants that Congress had granted. The Story of the First Trans-Continental Railroad Its Projectors, Construction and History The first railroad that received a land grant was the Illinois Central. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses The opportunity was then taken of offering to the returned men land grants and loans for the purchase of farming implements. Canada Railroads, fostered by government loans and land grants, opened the way for settlement and poured a flood of European immigrants and restless pioneers from all sections of the Union into the government lands. The Frontier in American History The land grant made by Congress is of great value. Old Mackinaw The Fortress of the Lakes and its Surroundings We get Florida loaded and encumbered with land grants which leave scarcely a foot of soil for the United States. Union and Democracy The land grants made during President Fillmore's administration amounted to eight million, and those made during Pierce's administration to nineteen million acres. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses In the house of Representatives, December 11, 1886, Mr. Payson of Illinois, on behalf of the Committee on Public Lands, called up the bill declaring a forfeiture of the Ontonagon and Brule River land grant. Buchanan's Journal of Man, February 1887 Volume 1, Number 1 Their land grants from the government, amounting altogether by 1871 to an area five times that of the State of Pennsylvania, demanded purchasers, and so the railroads pioneered the way for the pioneer. The Frontier in American History The railroads now provided for and made to St. Paul, and Crow Wing from Chicago and Milwaukee will have exhausted local means, State aid and available land grants. Old Mackinaw The Fortress of the Lakes and its Surroundings Mexican huts lined the way, and dark-skinned farmers working in the fields and about the corrals, gave evidence of the fact that this "land grant" had been, at one time, a part of Old Mexico. A Daughter of the Middle Border The Union and the Central Pacific companies received a virtual money subsidy of $30,000,000 and a land grant aggregating nearly twenty-three million acres, a domain almost equal to the State of Indiana. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses Once, and it was not so many years ago, our family was wealthy like other California families that received land grants. Spring Street A Story of Los Angeles In such colonies as New York and Virginia the land grants were often made to members of the Council and their influential friends, even when there were actual settlers already on the grants. The Frontier in American History Mr. Radbury was more worried about the papers pertaining to the land grant than over anything else, and at once a search was instituted, outside of the ranch home as well as indoors. For the Liberty of Texas Companies were formed, composed mostly of officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary War, to secure from Congress favorable land grants. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. A popular assembly was accordingly established in 1619; restrictions on conduct and religious opinion were relaxed; and land grants, both to individuals and to corporations, in small and large tracts, were made on easy terms. Beginnings of the American People No further land grants were to be made in that region, nor was any trade to be permitted with the Indians save by royal licence. The Wars Between England and America Railroads, fostered by land grants, sent an increasing tide of immigrants into the Far West. The Frontier in American History The first troubles came over the land grants. For the Liberty of Texas If adopted, the constitution carried with it a generous land grant to the new State. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 His numerous land grants and widely distributed coins prove that he succeeded to a large extent in restoring the glories of Kanauj, and in making himself a power of considerable importance. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala In actual cash this cost Canada four hundred million dollars, not counting land grants and private subscriptions for stock, which would bring up the cost of binding the provinces together to a billion. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom Western appeals to Congress for aid in internal improvements, protective tariffs, and land grants had been indications of nationalism. The Frontier in American History But no trace was there of the papers relating to the land grant. For the Liberty of Texas If rejected, the alternative was not only the withdrawal of the land grant, but indefinite postponement of the whole question of admission. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 The Pershings got land grants in Pennsylvania, and began to prosper. Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers What would become of kings and colonels and land grants by special favor, if colonies governed themselves? Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom Chief in importance of his public services to his State was that of Senator Douglas in procuring from Congress a land grant to aid in the construction of the Illinois Central Railroad. Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective These great estates are largely the result of the land grants given to the railroads as well as the careless policy of the government in the disposal of the public domain. Modern American Prose Selections She had at last a free vote, and rejected the Lecompton Constitution, land grant and all, by a majority of more than ten thousand. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 The volunteers who went to Manitoba on the Red River expedition in 1870 received land grants of 160 acres each. Troublous Times in Canada A History of the Fenian Raids of 1866 and 1870 He pointed out that the land grants were notorious. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom The speech hopelessly defeated a bill making a land grant to a proposed railroad, of which Duluth was to be the terminus. Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective Wilson The protection thus thrown about land grants was presently extended, in the case of New Jersey v. The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 Kellogg hadn’t expected Jack Holloway to order him off his land grant. Little Fuzzy Vast land grants were voted away to favorites of the Compact. The Canadian Commonwealth By this term is meant that somewhere in the chain of ownership from the original land grant, some seller could not give a clear, warranted title. If You're Going to Live in the Country The land grants and other privileges accorded to the railway companies may be fairly compared to the road tax which we willingly submit to in England as the just price of an invaluable boon. The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin The Royal Governor's Palace at New Berne The colonial governors were generally surrounded by a body of office-seekers and hunters for land grants. History of the United States Cutler also secured a large land grant for the new company, and in the following year, Putnam started across the mountains with the first band of emigrants. American Men of Action He is doubling his soldiers' pay, giving them extra corn, slaves, attendants, and land grants. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. I met him when he came to our office in the State House to look up the land grant papers. A Daughter of the Dons A Story of New Mexico Today It is not quite true to say that the land grant was a bribe to the voters of Kansas. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics Members of Congress, it was found, accepted railway stock in exchange for votes in favor of land grants and other concessions to the companies. History of the United States The purchaser of land from the Crown shall receive a title deed, a land grant, as at present to be executed in duplicate, and one copy filed in the Registrar-General's office. A Source Book of Australian History Between Chitty on Pleading and the land grants of the Spanish crown, the law may be a very slow and deliberate matter in this country. Heart's Desire "All my claims of title to this land grant are in that box, Miss Valdés," he remarked placidly, as if it were a matter of no consequence. A Daughter of the Dons A Story of New Mexico Today He pointed out that if the railroad were to secure a land grant, it would need Eastern votes in Congress. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics It stopped all American colonization schemes, canceled many of the land grants, put a tariff on farming implements, and abolished slavery. History of the United States Doubtless some of these land grants were made, at a later day, to soldiers of the Revolution. Copper Streak Trail From the Western pioneers and settlers came the demand for increased population and development of resources, leading both to homesteads for settlers and land grants for railways. A History of Trade Unionism in the United States Indeed, there would be but little use in continuing the adjustment of many of the land grants, inasmuch as ascertained rights of the United States or of settlers could not be enforced by law. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 2: Grover Cleveland He was morally sure that the people of Kansas would reject the land grant to rid themselves of the Lecompton fraud. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics The North was now free to pursue its economic policies: a protective tariff, a national banking system, land grants for railways, free lands for farmers. History of the United States But the Americans still poured in, got land grants, and built houses. Stories of California But the same Congress launched upon a policy of extensive land grants to railways. A History of Trade Unionism in the United States You have to subsidize a railroad by land grants to enter a new country. The Rules of the Game According to the Report on Negro Education, few of the agricultural and mechanical schools maintained partly by the Federal land grants and partly by the States are really efficient. The New South A Chronicle of Social and Industrial Evolution Its object was to encourage those people to go upon the land who were prepared to remain there, and military and civil officials were not likely to become permanent occupants of their land grants. The Naval Pioneers of Australia Uncle Lance was negotiating for the purchase of a large Spanish land grant, which adjoined our range on the west, taking in the Ganso and several miles' frontage on both sides of the home river. A Texas Matchmaker The problem of land grants was becoming serious. Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts To all intents and purposes the Cherokees were asked, in return for some paltry offices chiefly military, to institute a sort of system of military land grants. The American Indian as Participant in the Civil War Mr. Pamell made land grants to all slaves who wanted to remain with him; few left, so kind had he been to them all. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Florida Narratives These land grants were made by the crown of Spain to favorite subjects. Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories There was some delay in perfecting the title to the land grant. A Texas Matchmaker The largest land grant was that by the State of Virginia, which occupied that part of the United States lying north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River. Government and Administration of the United States And after Simcoe began to advertise free land grants to all who would take the oath of allegiance to King George, hundreds of Americans flocked across the border. The United Empire Loyalists : A Chronicle of the Great Migration He and they were as much concerned in the terms of the governmental ordinance, as in the conditions on which the land grant was to be made. The Winning of the West, Volume 3 The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths, 1784-1790 Boon represents the hunters; the McAfees represent the would-be settlers; and Floyd's party the surveyors who mapped out the land for owners of land grants. The Winning of the West, Volume 1 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776 He was a younger brother of Don Alejandro, who was the owner of a large land grant, had cattle in abundance, and was a representative man among the Spanish element. A Texas Matchmaker He could have obtained vast land grants for his Revolutionary services, but he stuck by his announced intention of receiving only compensation for his expenses. George Washington: Farmer Owing to the large amount of land granted to absentee owners, and to the policy of free land grants announced by Simcoe, land was sold at a very low price. The United Empire Loyalists : A Chronicle of the Great Migration Many men of means found that land grants which they had obtained in good faith and for good money were declared void. The Winning of the West, Volume 3 The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths, 1784-1790 These contemplated land grants in huge parcels to a provincial nobility, and a cumbrous oligarchical government with a minimum participation of popular representatives. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime The favouritism of the crown as shown in land grants. b. Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins This company had been organized under a munificent land grant from the State of Texas. Building a State in Apache Land But he also attracted many who had no other motive in coming to Canada than their desire to obtain free land grants, and whose attachment to the British crown was of the most recent origin. The United Empire Loyalists : A Chronicle of the Great Migration The landlord caste are the descendants of hereditary chiefs, of former revenue farmers and persons of importance to whom land grants were made in ancient times. Modern India The English land grants, made to the different colonial companies had given them "all land from sea to sea." The Story of Mankind Policy of the early Massachusetts government as to land grants. Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins This was a serious departure from the old rule but was tacitly accepted, and in every treaty he made there was provision for himself in the way of a land grant or a cash payment. Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains The first few years of the Gila Valley settlement, every alternate section was assumed to be the property of the Texas Pacific Railroad Company, a land grant claimed by the Southern Pacific. Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert He then took a bite off the corner of a plug of tobacco about as big as a railroad land grant, and laid two twenty dollar gold pieces on the desk near my arm. Remarks Then Sir Thomas Brisbane thought of landing a party of prisoners near Wilson's Promontory, and by offer of a free pardon and a land grant, to find their way back to Sydney. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 They early petitioned William for home rule in all its purity; he permitted land grants to be confirmed, but would not let their assembly supplant the English parliament as a governing power. The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 He remained on one of his land grants near Crow Wing. Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains The general subject of land titles in the Mormon settlements that came within the scope of railroad land grants has been referred to on other pages. Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert He had everything quite settled except the land grant from the Doge when they started back; while the sun, with the swift passage of time in such fascinating diversion, had swung low in its ellipse. Over the Pass The principle of building the line by means of land grants being one of the chief features of the scheme. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 The latter, usually called "double minimum lands," are in most cases the alternate sections reserved in railroad or other public land grants. Studies in Civics A guarantee to connect Winnipeg by rail with the nearest line of railroad—the land grant for such road or roads to be subject to the Legislature of the Territory. The Story of Louis Riel: the Rebel Chief When Mesa first was settled, every alternate section was called "railroad land." claimed by the Southern Pacific, under virtue of the old Tom Scott-Texas & Pacific land grant. Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert The king owed Penn's father £16,000, and considered the debt paid by the land grant. A Brief History of the United States Under Spain too were the first land grants made to her subjects in California. Chimes of Mission Bells; an historical sketch of California and her missions The first railroad company to get a land grant from Congress was the Illinois Central, in 1850. Great Fortunes from Railroads Defective land laws, the lax administration of good laws, and extravagant land grants to railroads have allowed private fortunes to be built up without a proportionate advantage to the public. Problems in American Democracy He had performed all the conditions of his land grants, built his fort, and completed many costly improvements. History of the Donner Party, a Tragedy of the Sierra Thus both the Democratic and Republican parties called for no more land grants to corporations, and for the exclusion of the Chinese. A Brief History of the United States Thus we see the vein of piety of the Spanish settlers who gave names of religious significance to so many of the towns they founded, and even to their land grants. Chimes of Mission Bells; an historical sketch of California and her missions One after another, canal companies came forward to solicit public funds and land grants. Great Fortunes from Railroads Encouraged by lavish land grants and other bounties extended by both state and Federal governments, railroad corporations flung a network of railroads across the continent. Problems in American Democracy Originally it took the form of land grants and pensions. State of the Union Address It was first settled by the Tory refugees, who came here after the revolutionary war, and received land grants from the British government. Lost in the Fog Very few students went from the west to eastern colleges; but the foundations of public education had been laid in the land grants for common schools and universities. Rise of the New West, 1819-1829 What had the company done with its large land grant? Great Fortunes from Railroads These roads have been built largely under different forms of government aid, such as land grants, cash subsidies, loans, the issue of debentures, and the guarantee of interest on bonds. A History of the Nations and Empires Involved and a Study of the Events Culminating in the Great Conflict As has been said, land grants often overlapped, and part of the land granted to Gorges and Mason was also claimed by Massachusetts. This Country of Ours "I do not think we can get any legislation this session for extension of land grants unless we pay more for it than it is worth." How Members of Congress Are Bribed Tariff wars and conflicting land grants embittered the relations of sister States. John Marshall and the Constitution; a chronicle of the Supreme court In 1824 the United States Government began giving land grants for canal projects. Great Fortunes from Railroads Terms for land grants were generous enough in the beginning, although Henderson made the fatal mistake of demanding quitrents—one of the causes of dissatisfaction which had led to the Regulators' rising in North Carolina. Pioneers of the Old Southwest: a chronicle of the dark and bloody ground In addition to these subsidies the several companies were to receive land grants of 12,800 acres to the mile in alternate sections contiguous to their lines. The Railroad Builders; a chronicle of the welding of the states The railroads had large land grants given to them along their lines, and they began to offer these lands for sale to settlers. The Passing of the Frontier; a chronicle of the old West Peck * in 1810 raised before the Supreme Court the question whether the Georgia Legislature had the right to rescind a land grant made by a preceding Legislature. John Marshall and the Constitution; a chronicle of the Supreme court Many of the canal companies, so richly endowed by the Government with great land grants, made little attempt to build canals. Great Fortunes from Railroads The establishment of the land grant colleges was an occasion for corruption and embezzlement. The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states Like the Union Pacific charter, that of the Northern Pacific also contained an extensive land grant. The Railroad Builders; a chronicle of the welding of the states But the camp follower with ready knife never finished the wounded brave quicker than did the "land grant" swindler finish Mariposa when her riches became the theme of every gold camp throughout the world. Confiscation; an outline Its form was such that men who still believe it well to maintain the guise of decency could vote for it on the pretence that it was a land grant. Life of Stephen A. Douglas As for the land grants to railroads, they reached colossal proportions. Great Fortunes from Railroads He had seen the opportunities afforded by the land grant, had captured it, and was now determined to fight for it. Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1 The land grant consisted of forty alternate sections of public land for each mile within the Territories penetrated and twenty alternate sections within the States through which the railroad might pass. The Railroad Builders; a chronicle of the welding of the states I afterwards learned that the old Spanish land grants had given rise to illimitable and never-ending litigation. Vanished Arizona A decade would seem to be ample time for the construction of this comparatively short railroad, particularly with the inducement of so extraordinary a land grant. The Railroad Builders; a chronicle of the welding of the states The land grants in the State of Washington were about equivalent to the area of the same three States. Great Fortunes from Railroads Of all men in the country who had to do with the college land grant of 1862, he alone discerned the possibilities involved and had courage to make them actual. Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1 When by 1872 only sixty-one miles of track had been built, the company still had over four hundred miles to go within ten months if it expected to obtain the land grant. The Railroad Builders; a chronicle of the welding of the states The other roads had all received government aid in cash or securities in addition to land grants. The Railroad Builders; a chronicle of the welding of the states All these had received financial assistance and large land grants, and yet all had gone through long periods of financial vicissitude before they had become profitable and stable enterprises. The Railroad Builders; a chronicle of the welding of the states One of the most notorious of these was the Beaubin and Miranda grant, otherwise famous thirty years ago as the Maxwell land grant. Great Fortunes from Railroads |
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