A record of progress made by holders of homestead certificates issued by the Public Domain Commission, 1917-1922.

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A record of progress made by holders of homestead certificates issued by the Public Domain Commission, 1917-1922.

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Volume 33 of record group 57-31 consists a record of progress made by holders of homestead certificates issued by the Public Domain Commission for the years 1917-1922. Documentation includes date of homestead certificate, name and address of homesteader, legal description of land, and improvements made to the land. Counties documented are primarily the Upper Peninsula and the northern part of the Lower Peninsula.

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Michigan. Public Domain Commission

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The Public Domain Commission was created by Public Act 280 of 1909. Its members included the Auditor General, the Commissioner of the State Land Office, the Secretary of State, and three governor appointees: one from the State Board of Agriculture, one from the Regents of the University of Michigan, and one from the Board of Control of the College of Mines at Houghton. The Commission had power and jurisdiction over public lands, forest reserves, and all the interests of the state in connection w...

Michigan. Department of Conservation

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The 1925 Clark-McNary Act expanded the provisions of 1911 Federal legislation creating the National Forest System (Weeks Law). It made it easier for the United States Department of Agriculture to buy land from those sellers whose property was located within the National Forest System. The act also enabled the National Forest Service to work with state officials in forest protection and reforestation efforts. From the description of Documentation relating to the acquisition of the Eas...