Homestead National Monument of America

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Homestead National Monument of America
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Location	Gage County, Nebraska, USA
Nearest city	Beatrice, NENearest city: Beatrice, NE
Coordinates	40°17′06.9″N 96°49′18.88″W / 40.28525°N 96.8219111°W / 40.28525; -96.8219111Coordinates: 40°17′06.9″N 96°49′18.88″W / 40.28525°N 96.8219111°W / 40.28525; -96.8219111
Area	195 acres (0.79 km2)
Established	March 19, 1936 Established: March 19, 1936
Visitors	53,667 (in 2006)
Governing body	National Park Service

The Homestead National Monument of America commemorates the Homestead Act of 1862. Located west of Beatrice, Nebraska, Daniel Freeman's homestead was recognized by the United States Congress as the first homestead in the nation obtained through the Homestead Act. It is maintained by the National Park Service. From the NPS Web site:

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The cry was FREE LAND!! The Homestead Act of 1862 was one of the most significant and enduring events in the westward expansion of the United States. By granting 160 acres (0.65 km2) of free land to claimants, it allowed nearly any man or woman a chance to live the "American dream". The park helps visitors gain an understanding on how the Act changed the lives of all Americans and the land.

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.^[1]

The monument contains a visitor center, a tract of tallgrass prairie, and the Freeman School. On May 20, 2007, the new visitor center opened to the public. The new facility will has 4 times the floor space as the previous visitor center; the parking lot is exactly 1-acre (4,000 m²) in area, as a demonstration of that exact size.

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Homestead National Monument of America

• Homestead National Monument of America - National Park Service
• The Freeman School: Building Prairie Communities, a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan
• Groundbreaking Ceremony - NET Television

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