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The Claim Locator

Three pioneers stand with a horse on the prairie

Laying claim to the virgin land of limitless prairie was not often as simple as one might be led to believe. In many instances pioneers laid claims to land and after putting two or more years of hard labor in building up the claim, found they had to relinquish the property due to a prior claim. To avoid this error the homesteaders found it wise to consult a claim locator as to tracts of unclaimed land. The claim locators in most areas were the early land surveyors and the earliest vanguards of settlers. The painting depicts this incident.

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Homestead National Historical Park, Code: HOME

Homestead National Historical Park, Gage County, Nebraska
Latitude: 40.2879981994629, Longitude: -96.8339004516602

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Homestead NM Museum Collection
Homestead NHP Museum Collection

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Person: Jonathan Fairchild
Organization: Homestead National Monument of America
Position: Historian
Address: 8523 W State Hwy 4, Beatrice, NE 68310
Email: jonathan_fairchild@nps.gov

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Homestead National Monument of America