General Land Office Records

General Land Office Record of the Week

Each week, the Bureau of Land Management releases a story map featuring unique records from the General Land Office records collection.

Record of the week shortlist map

Avery Island, Louisiana
This week's Record of the Week features Avery Island in Township 13 South, Range 5 East in the Louisiana Meridian. Labeled by its original French...
Arlington Cemetery
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...
Dayton Nevada
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...
thegoldenspike
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...
Kennedy Center
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...