Swamp land lists. 1863-1907.

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Swamp land lists. 1863-1907.

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List of swamp and overflowed land compiled by the U. S. Surveyor General from the field notes of the deputy surveyors; all public land designated swamp and overflowed was granted to the state of Minnesota by congressional acts in 1850 and 1860.

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United States. General Land Office

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Under regulations approved on March 20, 1915, tracts set aside as villa sites under the provisions of an act of April 12, 1910, within the former Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana, were offered for sale at public auction, beginning at Polson, Montana, on July 26, 1915. The sale was adjourned to Dayton, Montana, on August 6 and concluded at Kalispell, Montana, on August 7, 1915. There were 889 parcels of land, not less than 2 nor more than 5 acres in area, fronting on Flathead Lake, and under ...

Minnesota. State Land Office.

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