print email comment close Homestead National Monument of America URL: http://www.nps.gov/home/index.htm Description: Website for this National Monument in Nebraska dedicated to the impact of the Homestead Act of 1862. Includes a map of homesteading states, and essays on topics such as "exodusters" (African American homesteaders), Abraham Lincoln and the West, and the last homesteader (who filed a claim in 1974). Also includes background about famous homesteaders and their descendants, material on the nature and science of the area, photos, and more. From the National Park Service (NPS). Publisher: National Park Service (NPS) LII Database Information: Record 27743 created by Maria Brandt on 01/13/2009 Last modification on 10/06/2009 Published: 06/04/2009   LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27743