General Land Office Record of the Week

Dauphin Island sits off the coast of Southern Alabama, roughly 36 miles south of Mobile. It is a barrier island which means that it is...

This week's Record of the Week story map features the second-largest city in Iowa, Cedar Rapids. The economy of Cedar Rapids is traditionally based in...

This week's General Land Office record is a survey plat that shows the "marble boundary monument" between the United States and Mexico. The marble monument...

Edward K. Valentine was born in Keosauqua, Iowa, on June 1, 1843. He attended public school and trained to become a printer, but those plans...

This week we head south to Natchitoches, Louisiana. Established in 1714, Natchitoches (“Nack-a-tish”) is the oldest city in Louisiana and the oldest settlement in the...