Susan Parker: In Florida, homestead grants became vacation spots
In 1862, Congress passed a Homestead Act which offered as many as 160 acres of public land free to someone who occupied the land for five years.
Source: staugustine.com
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In 1862, Congress passed a Homestead Act which offered as many as 160 acres of public land free to someone who occupied the land for five years.