Last updated: November 14, 2024
Place
Walk in Their Shoes, wayside exhibit
NPS/Robert Hartwig
Quick Facts
Location:
Homestead National Historical Park
Designation:
wayside exhibit
Amenities
2 listed
Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Information
Perspective matters.
The flags around the parking lot enclose an acre.
It may not seem huge. But plowing an acre with a team of oxen meant walking about 10 miles.
And that's just one acre. The Homestead Act provided individuals with 160 acres of land!
The flags around the parking lot enclose an acre.
It may not seem huge. But plowing an acre with a team of oxen meant walking about 10 miles.
And that's just one acre. The Homestead Act provided individuals with 160 acres of land!