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- From: wallich@ncd.com (Ken Wallich)
- Newsgroups: misc.rural
- Subject: Re: Is homesteading still possible?
- Message-ID: <wallich.715566238@pepper>
- Date: 4 Sep 92 00:23:58 GMT
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- butteris@dingus.ssc.gov writes:
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- > Hi,
- >
- > I was wondering if any countries, including the USA, still homestead. If
- > so, which ones and how do I get more information about them?
- >
-
- Well, I'm sure the net will correct me if I'm wrong, but at least in
- the USA, the last state that allowed homesteading (where you stake
- out, make some "improvement" to some land, and it becomes yours after
- a period of time) was Alaska, and that stopped I believe in 1991.
-
- As far as the rest of the world, I really have no data. I'd be very
- surprised if any other countries supported or allowed homesteading,
- since this is generally a mechanism to increase population on unused
- areas of land, something we westerners have a passion for. It doesn't
- usually bring anyone much in the way of money to the country, so I'd
- imagine there are few countries that want more people and not more
- money. There is a lot of land available around the world for fairly
- low prices, but in can be a real challenge to find the right piece and
- buy it, especially as a foreigner. I've done it, and it was worth it,
- but it was a challenge.
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- Ken Wallich
- wallich@ncd.com
- ken@wallich.com
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