In 2012, Purdue's Office of the Provost created a faculty award in honor of the 150th celebration of the Morrill Act. 1 The Morrill Award is the highest honor that Purdue confers onto a member of its ...

(U. S. Statutes at Large, Vol. XII, p. 392 ff.) AN ACT to secure homesteads to actual settlers on the public domain. Be it enacted, That any person who is the head of a family, or who has arrived ...

The first Morrill Act allowed grants in the form of federal land to states, using the benefits to establish public institutions to fulfill the Act’s mission in agricultural and technical education.

That amount was increased under the Act to $1,000,000 for each elder homeowner for a total protection of $2 million per couple. For those who have already filed a declaration of homestead ...

A major milestone is approaching for the act that helped open the country to settlement by farmers and veterans. The Homestead Act was signed by President Abraham Lincoln on May 20th, 1862 and is ...

Filing under the act limits how much of your home can be attached, seized, or sold to pay your debts (with some exceptions). The Massachusetts Homestead Act, "provides limited protection of the ...

In 1862 the US government introduced a Homestead Act. The aim of this was to encourage people to move west. They were offered 160 acres of land for free, as long as they lived on it and farmed it ...

Erosion is a symbol of change and regeneration in the land The Homestead Act based on the United States Federal law that gave an applicant freehold title to 160 acres of undeveloped land is a ...

The Homestead Act is a hidden gem in housing legislation, a low-cost, high-reward initiative. Any Massachusetts homeowner can ...

This park interprets the impacts of the Homestead Act of 1862. The Homestead Act of 1862 was passed by Congress and signed ...

The Pacific Railway Act was signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862. It provided government support for the building of first railroad to link the east and west coasts of the U.S.A. In order ...

As property values have increased dramatically in Florida, the state Legislature proposed this amendment to adjust the homestead exemption amount, currently $50,000 on homes valued at $75,000 or more.