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Plains farmers
Plains farmers were the group likely to have received land provided under the Homestead Act.
The Homestead Act offered 160 acre farm plots for no cost.
The Homestead Act of 1909 offered farmers 320 acres of free land. This enticed many people to head West.
The last claim under the Homestead Act was made by Ken Deardorff for 80 acres of land on the Stony River in southwestern Alaska. He fulfilled all requirements of the homestead act in 1979 but did not receive his deed until May 1988. He is the last person to receive title to land claimed under the Homestead Acts.