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Michelle L. Butler and Myron P. Gutmann
Table Cf83-87 - Public land grants to aid the construction of railroads, wagon roads, canals, and river improvements: 1823-1871

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  Cf83 Cf84 Cf85 Cf86 Cf87
Total Railroads Wagon roads Canals River improvements
Row Year Thousand acres Thousand acres Thousand acres Thousand acres Thousand acres
1 1823 49 ---- 49 ---- ----
2 1827 2,273 ---- 202 2,071 ----
3 1828 1,338 ---- ---- 938 400
4 1838 139 ---- ---- 139 ----
5 1847 1,845 840 ---- ---- 1,005
6 1851 3,752 3,752 ---- ---- ----
7 1852 1,773 1,773 ---- ---- ----
8 1853 3,379 2,629 ---- 750 ----
9 1856 14,085 14,085 ---- ---- ----
10 1857 6,689 6,689 ---- ---- ----
11 1863 31,401 30,877 524 ---- ----
12 1864 2,349 2,349 ---- ---- ----
13 1865 42,794 41,452 941 401 ----
14 1866 200 ---- ---- 200 ----
15 1867 25,173 23,535 1,538 100 ----
16 1869 105 ---- 105 ---- ----
17 1870 129 129 ---- ---- ----
18 1871 3,253 3,253 ---- ---- ----



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