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Iowa Rail Grant and Des Moines Nation Railroad Act Summary
Long Iowa legislative text details land grants to the Des Moines Valley and McGregor Sioux City railways, conditions on railroad construction, patent issuance, and potential resumption of lands if terms are not met. It includes provisions on land selection, ten mile completion milestones, and acceptance by the railroad companies with state ratification and publication requirements.
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Iowa
United States
11Th General Assembly
State Land Office
S. H. Taft
Des Moines
Ft. Dodge
Des Moines Valley Railroad Company
State of
Congress
Fort Dodge
State of Iowa
Census Board
General Assembly
Town
Bee
Tenth General Assembly
State Register and Evening Statesman
Ep. Walcut
State
McGregor and
Sioux City Railway Company
Act of New
Main Street
McGregor
Sioux City
Minnesota State Line
O'Brien
New Hampton
Chickasaw County
St. Charles City
Algona
Minnesota
Chickasaw
Macgregor
Secretary of the Interior
Floyd County
Kossuth
Little Sioux River
Anid Railway Company
43D Parallel Railway Company
Parallel Railway Company
Sioux City Railroad Company
McGregor Western Railroad Company
Congress of the
O'Brien County
O’brien County
Daily State Register
Iowa Evening Statesman
Caren
Ig A. D
Wiclawe
East of