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===Federal Land Records=== | ===Federal Land Records=== | ||
Washington is a public land state. The area that now comprises the state was part of the public domain and was administered by the federal government through local land offices under the direction of the General Land Office (GLO), later known as the | Washington is a public land state. The area that now comprises the state was part of the public domain and was administered by the federal government through local land offices under the direction of the General Land Office (GLO), later known as the [https://www.blm.gov/oregon-washington Bureau of Land Management (BLM)]. The first land office in Washington was established at Olympia in 1855. | ||
The process of obtaining private title to government land is called land entry. Settlers could acquire land in several ways: | The process of obtaining private title to government land is called land entry. Settlers could acquire land in several ways: | ||