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 Mailing Address:<br>Box 1828<br>Cheyenne, WY 82003
 You will need a legal description of the land to search these files effectively. See the '''[[Homestead Records]]''' Wiki page for instructions about using the online GLO-BLM Land Patent Search to find this description and obtain application files.
-A large section of land was granted to the Union Pacific Railroad, which then sold it to settlers through its own land offices. Many of the records of these transactions were destroyed in a fire. The Burlington Railroad also sold land. Microfilm copies of these records are at the Nebraska State Historical Society.
+=== Railroad Lands  ===
+Many large sections of land were granted to the Union Pacific Railroad, which then sold it to settlers through its own land offices. Many of the records of these transactions were destroyed in a fire. The Burlington Railroad also sold land. Microfilm copies of these records are at the Nebraska State Historical Society.
 After land has been transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions are recorded at county offices. The Family History Library does not have copies of the county land records. You can obtain copies of deeds and mortgages from the recorder in each county.