General Land Office Records

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.

Record of the week shortlist map

Jacksonville Florida
This week we explore the classic summer vacation spot, Jacksonville, Florida. Once known as Wacca Pilatka, according to the Seminole and later a small English...
Pueblo De Santa Clara
This week's Record of the Week is a map of survey approved on July 26, 1859, of Pueblo de Santa Clara. As noted in the...
National Moon Day
On July 20, 1971, National Moon Day was proclaimed to honor the anniversary of the first moon landing. In commemoration, the GLO Record of the...
75th Anniversary Logo
The Bureau of Land Management was established on July 16, 1946, and was formed as a merger between two agencies; the Grazing Service, and the...
President Ulysses S. Grant
The General Land Office wishes you a happy Independence Day! This Record of the Week is a military warrant issued to none other than President...