General Land Office Record of the Week

Each week, the Bureau of Land Management releases a story map featuring unique records from the General Land Office records collection.

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Thursday, June 13, 2019

Aspen Colorado

This week we head to Aspen, Colorado with the General Land Office Record of the week. Learn about how the largest silver nugget ever was...

Friday, June 7, 2019

Fred Z. Salomon & Colorado Breweries

Today’s General Land Office Record (GLO) of the week takes you to Colorado during the Gold Rush. Learn about the history of Colorado’s first brewery...

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Memorial Day

Check out this week's General Land Office Record of the Week commemorating Memorial Day. To commemorate Memorial Day, the General Land Office team has put...

Monday, May 20, 2019

Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Homestead Act of 1862 - General Land Office

Today marks the 234th anniversary of the Land Ordinance of 1785 as well as the 157th anniversary of the Homestead Act! To mark the occasion...

Thursday, May 9, 2019

Deception Pass

This week's General Land Office (#GLO) record of the week depicts Deception Pass in Washington. Why was it named so? Read our story map to...

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