House Committee on Public Lands
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- Mar 4, 1884The Broken Promises of the Northern Pacific RailroadA critical report on the railroad's failure to honor its land grant agreements with settlers in the Washington Territory.Wallula, WA
- Mar 6, 1884Congress Moves to Forfeit Railroad Land GrantsA House committee prepares to claw back millions of acres from the Central Pacific Railroad, citing failed construction promises.Washington, WA
- Mar 11, 1884Congress Moves to Reclaim Northern Pacific Land GrantsA House committee votes to restore millions of acres of public land to the domain, challenging the Northern Pacific Railroad's long-delayed construction promises.Seattle, WA
- Apr 25, 1884The Fight to Reclaim Railroad LandsA lobbyist writes from Washington, D.C., on the progress of a bill to forfeit Northern Pacific land grants and restore them to the public domain.Seattle, WA
- Apr 7, 1886The Fight to Forfeit the Northern Pacific Land GrantsA fiery congressional minority report slams corporate lobbyists and land speculators while demanding the government reclaim unfinished rail corridors.Seattle, WA
- Mar 11, 1894The Forgotten Fort Lands of Puget SoundA Washington congressman fought to open tiny abandoned military reservations at Gig Harbor and Point Roberts to homesteaders. The House shut him down.Gig Harbor, WA