United States Land Office

  • American

The United States Land Office was a federal agency responsible for managing and distributing public lands across the United States. Created by Congress as part of the General Land Office, which later operated under the Department of the Interior, it was instrumental in implementing homesteading, land sales and settlement policies that shaped westward expansion and the nation's land ownership system. - AsNotedIn

Notable Position Person From To
Receiver, US Land Office, Marysville, California John A Paxton

Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1812/04/25 The General Land Office is established by the US Congress to oversee survey, sale and documentation of federal lands. Established
1849/03/03 The General Land Office is transferred to the US Department of the Interior upon the creation of the Department. History
1946/07/16 President Harry S Truman combines the General Land Office and the US Grazing Service to create the Bureau of Land Management within the Department of the Interior, merging responsibilities for land disposal, grazing management and mineral resources. End
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