Railroad selection lists, 1860-1926.

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Railroad selection lists, 1860-1926.

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Lists of land parcels selected by congressional land grant railroads from the public domain as indemnity for land that was unavailable within their original grants/ The several Minnesota railroads that received congressional grants of public lands to assist in meeting construction expenses were entitled to receive specified amounts of land for each mile of track completed, usually the odd-numbered sections within six miles each side of the line. If any of these lands were already reserved, homesteaded, or otherwise unavailable, the railroad was entitled to select an equivalent amount of public land as indemnity. The Railroad Selection Lists itemize the indemnity lands selected by each railroad and submitted for approval to the General Land Office. They generally, but not always, correspond to the master sets of approved lists and land patents kept by the State Land Office.

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Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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