Geospatial

In honor of Memorial Day, the General Land Office teamed up with Homestead National Historical Park to remember those homesteaders whose family members sacrificed their lives for their country.

Dayton, Nevada, like many towns in Nevada, began as a mining town. Sitting about 10 miles east of Carson City, the capital of Nevada, Dayton now boasts a population of about 9,000.

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month begins this week and the General Land Office is highlighting a record that showcases an accomplishment of an Asian population in America.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., serves as the United State's national cultural center as well as a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy.

This week's story map brings us to Turkeytown, Alabama, and features a survey plat approved April 20, 1840.