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This Day in Minnesota History

January 29, 1854

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ISBN: 0873514165
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The US Congress establishes the principle of offering land grants to railroads. Federal land grants eventually total 10 million acres, 18.5 percent of the state's land, ranking Minnesota fourth among the states in acreage granted.

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First published: July 1, 2015
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