Homestead National Monument of America

Infobox_protected_area | name = Homestead National Monument of America
iucn_category = V

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caption =
locator_x = 137
locator_y = 77
location = Gage County, Nebraska, USA
nearest_city = Beatrice, NE
lat_degrees = 40
lat_minutes = 17
lat_seconds = 06.9
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 96
long_minutes = 49
long_seconds = 18.88
long_direction = W
area = convert|195|acre|km2
established = March 19, 1936
visitation_num = 53,667
visitation_year = 2006
governing_body = National Park ServiceThe Homestead National Monument of America commemorates the Homestead Act of 1862. Located west of Beatrice, Nebraska, Daniel Freeman's homestead was recognized by the United States Congress as the first homestead in the nation obtained through the Homestead Act. It is maintained by the National Park Service. From the NPS Web site:

The monument contains a visitor center, a tract of tallgrass prairie, and the Freeman School. On May 20, 2007, the new visitor center opened to the public. The new facility will has 4 times the floor space as the previous visitor center; the parking lot is exactly one acre in area, as a demonstration tool of exactly how big an acre is.

External links

* [http://www.nps.gov/home/ Homestead National Monument of America - National Park Service]
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/NR/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/80homestead/80homestead.htm "The Freeman School: Building Prairie Communities," a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan]
* [http://net.unl.edu/swi/media2/extras/homestead_042806_MSTR.mov Groundbreaking Ceremony] - NET Television