The Swamp Land Act in Oregon, 1870-1895
The Swamp Land Act of 1849, originally intended to give the state of Louisiana the unproductive swamplands within its borders and use the proceeds to construct the drains and levees necessary to reclaim these lands, was extended to Oregon in 1860. Oregon did not act on the matter until 1870, but onc...
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PDXScholar
1980
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| Online Access: | https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/2738 https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3743&context=open_access_etds |