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To: Sherman Logan

When Utah became a State....how much land did Uncle Sam have title to....

That’s a question, not a challenge because I don’t know...


27 posted on 12/06/2014 8:13:09 AM PST by Popman
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To: Popman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Guadalupe_Hidalgo

Take a look at the above which gives info on the development of the West.


32 posted on 12/06/2014 8:21:30 AM PST by deport
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To: Popman
When Utah became a State....how much land did Uncle Sam have title to....

All of it. With possible exception of land grants made by the Spanish or Mexicans. But I believe there were few if any of those in what is now Utah, as it was VERY loosely controlled by either government.

The land was also considered to have a kind of title vested in the Indian inhabitants. But that was also more or less at the disposal of Congress, and any treaties transferred that quasi-title to the United States, not to a State or territory.

35 posted on 12/06/2014 8:29:43 AM PST by Sherman Logan
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