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

Rough and Ready, California
This week's "Record of the Week" features a survey plat that depicts Rough and Ready, California. Named from a mining company, "Rough and Ready Co."...
Timbuctoo, California Survey Plat
Hello and welcome to the Record of the Week! This week, the team highlights a survey plat that depicts Timbuctoo, California! Founded in 1855 by...
Whitman Mission National Historic Site
This week, the General Land Office features a survey plat that depicts Whitman Mission National Historic Site. Located in Walla Walla, Washington, this site highlights...
Atoka, Oklahoma
Hello and welcome to the Record of the Week! This week, the team travels to Atoka, Oklahoma! Here, we learn about the Choctaw Nation's leader...
Minnesota Flag
This week's GLO Record travels to Brownsville Minnesota, the first town established in the Minnesota Territory and named after brothers Job and Charles Brown. As...