When Edith Kohl and her sister, Ida Mary, struggled to “prove up” their claim midway between Fort Pierre and Presho,…
Tag: Homestead Act of 1862
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
The Homestead Act of 1862 opened South Dakota to settlement and development by Americans, explicitly allowing women to own their…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
Because of the Homestead Act, the public land passed into private hands so quickly that by 1885 all Dakota east…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
The Homestead Act of 1862 which was passed on May 20th accelerated the settlement of the western territory by granting…