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<div style="width: 72%; float: right"><center>''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United_States_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]]''</center> | <div style="width: 72%; float: right"><center>''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United_States_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]]''</center> | ||
=== Introduction [[Image:Emigrants Crossing the Plains.JPG | === Introduction [[Image:Emigrants Crossing the Plains.JPG|right|300px]] === | ||
The availability of land attracted many immigrants to America and encouraged westward expansion. Land ownership was generally recorded in an area as soon as settlers began to arrive. These important records sometimes exist when few other records are available. | The availability of land attracted many immigrants to America and encouraged westward expansion. Land ownership was generally recorded in an area as soon as settlers began to arrive. These important records sometimes exist when few other records are available. | ||
Land records are primarily used to learn where an individual lived and when he lived there. They often reveal other family information, such as the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn where a person lived previously, his occupation, if he had served in the military, if he was a naturalized citizen, and other clues for further research | Land records are primarily used to learn where an individual lived and when he lived there. They often reveal other family information, such as the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn where a person lived previously, his occupation, if he had served in the military, if he was a naturalized citizen, and other clues for further research | ||
== The Land Acquisition Process == | == The Land Acquisition Process == | ||