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=== History of Washington Land === | === History of Washington Land === | ||
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 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) | 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 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) [https://www.blm.gov/oregon-washington]. 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: | ||
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The National Archives has the land entry case files. To obtain a copy of a file, you will need to provide the following information: name of the person who filed, legal description of the land, patent number, date of the patent, and land office of issuance. | The National Archives has the land entry case files. To obtain a copy of a file, you will need to provide the following information: name of the person who filed, legal description of the land, patent number, date of the patent, and land office of issuance. | ||
The local GLO offices recorded the transactions for each section of land in tract books. They also created township plats, which are maps of land entries for each township. The original tract books and township plats are at the National Archives. Microfilm copies of the tract books and township plats are at the Family History Library and at the Oregon State Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), P.O. Box 2965, 1515 S.W. 5th Avenue, Portland, OR 97208-2965, Telephone: 503-952-6287, Fax: 503-952-6333, Internet: | The local GLO offices recorded the transactions for each section of land in tract books. They also created township plats, which are maps of land entries for each township. The original tract books and township plats are at the National Archives. Microfilm copies of the tract books and township plats are at the Family History Library and at the Oregon State Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), P.O. Box 2965, 1515 S.W. 5th Avenue, Portland, OR 97208-2965, Telephone: 503-952-6287, Fax: 503-952-6333, Internet: https://www.blm.gov/oregon-washington. Other local land office records are at the National Archives—Pacific Northwest Region (Seattle). | ||
After the settler completed the requirements for land entry, his case file was sent to the General Land Office in Washington, D.C., where a patent (or first-title deed) was issued. Patent records contain the name of the entryman, the legal description of the land (including the acreage), the date of patent, and other information. The Oregon State Office of the BLM (address above) has the patent records. | After the settler completed the requirements for land entry, his case file was sent to the General Land Office in Washington, D.C., where a patent (or first-title deed) was issued. Patent records contain the name of the entryman, the legal description of the land (including the acreage), the date of patent, and other information. The Oregon State Office of the BLM (address above) has the patent records. | ||
Hudson Bay Company had rights to land in the Oregon Territory connected with their fur trade posts. These records can be found at the [http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/resource/cart_rec/postmap/usa_c.html Manitoba Archives]. These lands were transferred to the Washington Territory in 1871<ref>Governor Edward Salomon papers held at the Washington State Archives.</ref>, and do not show under Homestead Grants. <br> | Hudson Bay Company had rights to land in the Oregon Territory connected with their fur trade posts. These records can be found at the [http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/resource/cart_rec/postmap/usa_c.html Manitoba Archives]. These lands were transferred to the Washington Territory in 1871<ref>Governor Edward Salomon papers held at the Washington State Archives.</ref>, and do not show under Homestead Grants. <br> | ||
=== County Land Records === | === County Land Records === | ||