Why is the monument located in southeast Nebraska?
Homestead National Monument of America is located on the original homestead claim of Daniel Freeman. Freeman filed his claim early on January 1, 1863—the very first day the Homestead Act was in effect. Freeman has long been considered America’s very first homesteader, and in the early 1930s the Department of the Interior approached his descendants about purchasing his claim to make it the site of a national monument to homesteading and the Homestead Act. They agreed to sell the land, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed legislation creating Homestead National Monument of America on March 19, 1936.
Homestead National Monument of America is located on the original homestead claim of Daniel Freeman. Freeman filed his claim early on January 1, 1863â the very first day the Homestead Act was in effect. Freeman has long been considered America’s very first homesteader, and in the early 1930s the Department of the Interior approached his descendants about purchasing his claim to make it the site of a national monument to homesteading and the Homestead Act. They agreed to sell the land, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed legislation creating Homestead National Monument of America on March 19, 1936.
