When is a federal homestead patent subject to an RS-2477 or a Public Land Order highway right-of-way? Seemingly a straightforward question that can become very complex particularly when the date of entry is close to the effective date for the subject ROW. This paper focuses on Alaska Homesteads on federal lands and also touches on Homesites, Headquarters Sites and Trade & Manufacturing sites. Particular attention is given to the 2015 Alaska Supreme Court Case, Luker v. Sykes which considers the validity of an RS-2477 based section line easement over a homestead subject to multiple entry dates.
The archives for this report consists of over 300 files and that was only after culling many that were considered redundant or of lesser importance. Many of the references below can be used for the research of other aspects relating to federal homesteads. This paper has not previously been presented as the author feared the subject matter and detail would put most audiences to sleep.
Date | Documents |
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1/23/19 |
Alaska Highway Rights-of-Way and Homestead Entries - research report |
Background - Alaska Homesteads | |
1/25/04 |
GLO Circular - Obtain Title to Public Lands Under the Homestead, Desert Land, and other Laws - Part 1 (9mb) |
1/25/04 |
GLO Circular - Obtain Title to Public Lands Under the Homestead, Desert Land, and other Laws - Part 2 (8mb) |
9/8/23 |
Instructions Relating to the Acquisition of Title to Public Lands in Alaska - Circular No. 491 (4mb) |
n/a |
Restrictions to claiming a homestead on federal land in Alaska - FAQ excerpt |
5/57 |
Disposal of Public Lands in Alaska - BLM booklet (4mb) |
1961 |
Establishing a Farm in Alaska -BLM booklet (8mb) |
3/2001 |
Homesteads on Fort Richardson Alaska - US Army Alaska (4mb) |
8/63 |
Homesteading in Alaska - BLM brochure (3mb) |
1962 |
BLM Homesteads Brochure - Statistics by State & Year |
9/2002 |
Homesteads on Fort Wainwright Alaska - US Army Alaska (2mb) |
2012 |
Homestead Act Brochure - BLM Public Room Information |
varies |
Important Homestead Laws for Alaska - Brief summary of laws |
varies |
Misc Scanned Homesteading Documents - Alaska |
1916 |
Pages from Acquisition of Title to Public Lands - In the Territory of Alaska |
1915 |
Public Land Statutes of the US - Alaska (2mb) |
varies |
Recorded Notice Examples - Alaska (3mb) |
varies |
Example Homestead Forms - Alaska |
1962 |
The Homestead Law - BLM Brochure (2mb) |
Background - Homesite | |
10/1/13 |
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Background - Homesite - Chugach Homesite | |
9/27/88 |
AGO Memo Seward Highway ROW - Relating to lands released from the Chugach Forest |
9/15/16 |
BLM Online Abstract - AKA 054648 Kaverplassen |
6/12/50 |
Credited Entry Prior to Removal from Forest - USFS Homesite Permit |
5/9/61 |
PLO 2356 - Excluding Forest Lands |
12/23/43 |
USS 2534 -Plat & Field Notes |
Background - Homesite - USS 3001 Boundary | |
11/30/93 |
Shultz v Army - When land is withdrawn from the pubic domain |
12/11/06 |
email re: Boundary Lodge - Homesites and 1949/1950 CFR changes |
12/11/75 |
IBLA 74-153 Klatt - Segregation of Public Lands |
9/12/16 |
Boundary Lodge Review - by JFB |
3/13/03 |
Blanchard v. Heimbuch Excerpt from RS2477 paper - What's the real date of entry? |
1/8/07 |
E-5 Peet Easement & Plats - Acquisition Parcel Plat |
5/29/53 |
USS 3001 - USS Plat & Field Notes |
11/20/12 |
USS 3001 Boundary Lodge BLM Abstract - From BLM Online System |
varies |
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11/23/56 |
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Background - Homestead | |
varies |
Cowart Homestead File - (2mb) |
5/27/64 |
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varies |
Stoddard Homestead File - (3mb) |
varies |
Zehnder Case Files 1 - (3mb) |
varies |
Zehnder Case Files 2 Part1 - (8mb) |
varies |
Zehnder Case Files 2 Part2 - (7mb) |
varies |
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12/15/13 |
Zhender Plat 1 - USS 805 & Field Notes (2mb) |
7/25/28 |
Zhender Plat 2 - Supplemental Township Plat |
Background - Homestead - Luker v. Sykes | |
1/29/02 |
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12/1/11 |
Dwane Sykes SLE - FAX |
11/23/04 |
Affidavit of Cossette Kimmel - (2mb) |
10/27/05 |
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9/8/71 |
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11/29/11 |
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7/16/99 |
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10/25/04 |
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2/4/16 |
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10/17/06 |
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10/16/15 |
Luker v. Sykes - Alaska Supreme Court |
3/8/12 |
Sykes v. Luker - Alaska Superior Court |
1/30/02 |
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3/28/89 |
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9/28/74 |
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1/24/08 |
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5/26/16 |
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8/12/16 |
Walker Homestead NARA - (5mb) |
5/21/70 |
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11/19/63 |
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Background - Homestead References | |
1905 |
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6/30/20 |
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1/16/22 |
Sugggestions to Homesteaders - (2mb) |
6/1898 |
GLO Alaska 1898 Homestead Law - (3mb) |
1/1930 |
GLO Circulars Alaska Part1 - (6mb) |
1/1930 |
GLO Circulars Alaska Part2 - (5mb) |
1912 |
Harris Public Land Guide Part1 - (5mb) |
1912 |
Harris Public Land Guide Part2 - (5mb) |
1912 |
Harris Public Land Guide Part3 - (5mb) |
1912 |
Harris Public Land Guide Part4 - (5mb) |
1912 |
Harris Public Land Guide Part5 - (5mb) |
1912 |
Harris Public Land Guide Part6 - (5mb) |
1912 |
Harris Public Land Guide Part7 - (4mb) |
2012 |
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1909 |
Instructions to Homesteaders - (6mb) |
4/1962 |
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6/1/15 |
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Background - T&M-HQ & Homesites | |
1950 |
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n/a |
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3/31/87 |
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4/2/87 |
PLO 1613 Settlement & Claims - (4mb) |
3/31/87 |
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Background - T&M Site - Benson | |
9/9/16 |
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10/7/59 |
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varies |
Benson T&M site Lots 10 & 10A USS 3441 Case File Part1 - (6mb) |
varies |
Benson T&M site Lots 10 & 10A USS 3441 Case File Part2 - (5mb) |
8/15/58 |
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4/25/62 |
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7/11/58 |
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Background - T&M Site - Clark | |
varies |
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9/21/16 |
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6/24/43 |
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Background - T&M Site - Parks MP 238-239 | |
2013 |
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10/29/65 |
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7/23/13 |
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9/5/85 |
Parks ROW BLM Decisions - BLM ROW Declared Null & Void |
3/8/73 |
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Background - T&M Site - USS 3318 Meier | |
11/28/03 |
Meiers Lake PLO - (2mb) |
9/12/16 |
Meier Lake Review - Review summary jfb |
varies |
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varies |
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varies |
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varies |
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2012 |
ROW Map - draft Richardson Highway MP 148-173 |
2/23/23 |
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11/17/03 |
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12/20/55 |
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6/25/03 |
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varies |
Tatro USS 3318 Meier Lake Richardson - various research documents (2mb) |
2/11/55 |
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Legal - Alaska Federal District | |
8/24/56 |
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11/14/07 |
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11/6/47 |
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11/16/09 |
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6/10/38 |
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10/23/43 |
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Legal - Alaska Superior Court | |
10/2/95 |
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3/23/16 |
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4/4/16 |
Dickson
v. State - Findings of Fact - Conclusions of Law (Proposed) |
6/14/16 |
Dickson
v. State - Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law -
(8mb) |
Legal - Alaska Supreme Court | |
3/25/16 |
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6/6/83 |
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10/5/84 |
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8/16/85 |
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4/26/96 |
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1/27/61 |
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9/8/64 |
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10/16/15 |
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7/27/84 |
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10/12/84 |
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5/27/83 |
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varies |
Surveyed or Unsurveyed - Surveyed status of various Alaska Cases |
Legal - Code of Federal Regulations | |
1949 |
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1949 |
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1949 |
43
CFR Edition Part1 - (6mb) |
1949 |
43
CFR Edition Part2 - (5mb) |
1949 |
43
CFR Ed Excerpts - (8mb) |
1949 |
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1949 |
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1950 |
43
CFR Cum Supplement - (3mb) |
1950 |
43
CFR Cum Suppl Excerpts - (3mb) |
1950 |
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1963 |
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1963 |
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1964 |
43
CFR Part 2210 Occupancy - (2mb) |
1964 |
Homestead
regs 43 CFR 2211 - (3mb) |
1975 |
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1976 |
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9/10/96 |
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10/1/96 |
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Legal - Department of the Interior | |
10/5/81 |
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8/20/54 |
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10/12/05 |
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9/30/58 |
44 LD 513 - Solicitor Memo |
4/21/15 |
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5/17/85 |
Bruce W. Crawford - Placer Mining Claims |
2/28/66 |
Harold N. Aldrich - Homestead Entry |
12/19/51 |
Lawrence D. Keeler - BLM Appeal |
1/10/84 |
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1/12/20 |
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7/22/14 |
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7/28/36 |
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9/30/58 |
44 LD 513 ROW - Field Solicitor Memo |
Legal - Federal Circuit Court | |
3/17/14 |
K. C. Lumber Co. v. Moores - 5th Circuit Court |
8/1/21 |
Patterson v. Hamilton - 9th Circuit Court |
9/28/89 |
Shultz v. Dept. of Army - 9th Circuit Court |
11/30/93 |
Shultz v. Dept. of Army - 9th Circuit Court |
9/20/96 |
Shultz v. Dept. of Army - 9th Circuit Court |
1907 |
Stearns v. United States - 8th Circuit Court |
4/2/85 |
Ramstad v. Hodel - 9th Circuit Court |
3/5/10 |
United States v. Bagnell Timber - 8th Circuit Court |
2/1/09 |
United States v. Hanson - 9th Circuit Court |
2/4/76 |
USA v. Clarke - 9th Circuit Court |
Legal - IBLA - Homesites | |
6/30/69 |
Vernard E. Jones - Interior Decisions 133 |
9/26/72 |
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12/21/72 |
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6/27/75 |
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11/14/75 |
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2/11/76 |
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7/27/77 |
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9/21/77 |
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Legal - IBLA - Homesteads | |
4/4/73 |
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5/17/74 |
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11/7/74 |
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1/14/75 |
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3/5/75 |
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11/3/75 |
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9/15/76 |
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9/20/76 |
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5/18/77 |
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6/6/77 |
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6/28/79 |
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6/15/84 |
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3/24/87 |
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7/18/77 |
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Legal - IBLA - Headquarters Sites | |
1/24/74 |
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8/16/74 |
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5/16/75 |
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9/30/75 |
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10/15/75 |
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10/24/75 |
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11/17/75 |
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3/1/76 |
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1/15/79 |
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Legal - IBLA - Trade & Manufacturing Sites | |
5/23/72 |
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10/6/72 |
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5/9/75 |
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8/11/75 |
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12/11/75 |
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3/25/76 |
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4/26/88 |
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12/30/98 |
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6/3/76 |
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Legal - Issues - As Against All Except the US | |
1895 |
Shiver v. United States - US Supreme Court |
1/5/14 |
United States v. Buchanan - US Supreme Court |
2/4/76 |
United States v. Clarke - 9th Circuit Court |
1/30/56 |
United States v. Etcheverry - 10th Circuit Court |
7/28/34 |
United States v. Hurlburt - 10th Circuit Court |
4/16/98 |
Pages from ARRC Legal Memo - Homestead Rights |
Legal - Issues - Inchoate-Inceptive | |
4/1/58 |
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12/13 |
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varies |
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n/a |
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1881 |
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n/a |
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8/18/58 |
Legal Problems Relating to ROW in Alaska - BPR Regional Solicitor |
1894 |
Peckham v. Faught - Supreme Court of Oklahoma |
12/23/85 |
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10/23/43 |
US v. 348.62 Acres of Land - D. Alaska |
Legal - Issues - Jurisdiction | |
6/30/08 |
State Court Subject Matter Jurisdiction - Alaska v. Ahtna |
Legal - Issues - Notation Rule | |
2/27/07 |
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7/1/16 |
Notation Rule - Discussion with BLM Land Law Examiner |
Legal - Issues/Patent | |
5/28/92 |
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n/a |
Federal Land Patent - Case Law references |
Legal - Issues - Relation Back | |
9/04 |
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4/29/50 |
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1/30/56 |
Homesteading - Doctrine of Relation Back - USA v. Etcheverry |
4/5/15 |
Homesteading - Doctrine of Relation Back - Knapp v. Alexander- Edgar Lumber Co. |
12/1/80 |
Homesteading - Doctrine of Relation Back - Alaska Regional Solicitor Memo |
1994 |
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4/3/52 |
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9/15/76 |
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3/15/60 |
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12/20/01 |
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1/23/18 |
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1903 |
Pages from Mining Rights - 11th Ed. - Morrison |
2/19/06 |
United States v. Detroit Lumber - US Supreme Court |
Legal - Issues - Valid Existing Rights | |
2/20/80 |
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1/20/83 |
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3/9/82 |
IBLA
81-580 Free Use Permit - (2mb) |
varies |
Valid Existing Rights - Alaska Case Law |
10/26/99 |
Valid Existing Rights - Legal and Practical Realities - Deisley |
10/18/83 |
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10/22/84 |
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Legal - Other States | |
6/19/12 |
Idaho Road Law & RS2477 - Road Creation and Abandonment Law in Idaho - Meyer - (5mb) |
4/28/39 |
City of Miami v. The Sirocco Co. - Florida Supreme Court |
12/3/20 |
Haight v. Constanich - California Supreme Court |
6/19/12 |
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Legal - Other States - Hansard v. McLean Montana 2014 | |
1915 |
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7/29/14 |
Hansard Mining v. McLean - Montana Supreme Court |
4/5/15 |
Knapp v. Alexander Co. - US Supreme Court |
1875 |
Shepley v. Cowan - US Supreme Court |
2/19/06 |
United States v. Detroit Lumber - US Supreme Court |
12/13/11 |
Yellowstone River LLC, v. Meriwether - Montana Supreme Court |
Legal - Other States - Lee v. Masner Colorado 2002 | |
n/a |
Cites - Alaska cases cited in Korf v. Itten |
1917 |
Korf v. Itten - Colorado Supreme Court |
3/14/02 |
Lee v. Masner - Relation Back - Colorado Supreme Court |
1918 |
Scott v. Buchanan - Colorado Supreme Court |
1866 |
Witherspoon v. Duncan - US Supreme Court |
Legal - PLO | |
varies |
PLOs Valid Existing Rights - Federal Register Publications |
Legal - Statutes | |
5/1862 |
12 Stat. 392 - Homestead Act |
5/1898 |
30 Stat. 409 - Alaska Homesteads |
3/1893 |
32 Stat.1028 - Alaska Homesteads |
6/6/12 |
37 Stat. 123 - Alaska Homesteads |
7/8/16 |
39 Stat. 352 - Alaska Homesteads |
6/28/18 |
40 Stat. 632 - Alaska Homesteads |
3/3/27 |
44 Stat. 1364 - Alaska Homesteads |
4/13/26 |
44 Stat. 243 - Alaska Homesteads |
3/3/26 |
48 Stat. 1364 - Alaska Homesteads |
1958 |
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1958 |
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4/29/50 |
64 Stat. 94 - Alaska Homesteads |
7/11/56 |
70 Stat. 528 - Alaska Homesteads |
n/a |
Homesteading Timeline - Homestead Act & GLO Webpage |
varies |
Important Homestead Laws for Alaska - BLM Summary |
Legal - US Supreme Court | |
1827 |
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2/24/14 |
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1889 |
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12/1889 |
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4/5/15 |
Knapp
v. Alexander-Edgar Lumber - (2mb) |
6/1/21 |
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2/1900 |
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10/1875 |
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11/1895 |
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11/20/22 |
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1890 |
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1/5/14 |
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3/15/15 |
Wilson Cypress v. Del Pozo - Patents are QCD |
12/1866 |