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Type of US higher education institution
A land-grant university (also called land-grant college or land-grant institution) is an institution of higher education in the United States designated
Land-grant_university
Gift of real estate made by an authority
A land grant is a gift of real estate—land or its use privileges—made by a government or other authority as an incentive, means of enabling works, or as
Land_grant
Law allowing the creation of colleges in the US
The Morrill Land-Grant Acts are United States statutes that allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges in U.S. states, focusing on agricultural and
Morrill_Land-Grant_Acts
Grant Land is the northern lobe of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. Situated on the north coast, Cape Columbia, it is the northernmost point of Canada
Grant_Land
This is a list of land-grant colleges and universities in the United States and its associated territories. Land-grant institutions are often categorized
List of land-grant universities
List_of_land-grant_universities
The Baca land grants are five parcels of land, each almost 100,000 acres (40,000 ha, 400 km²) in area, located in New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado. Each
Baca_land_grants
1841 Mexican land grant
The Maxwell Land Grant, also known as the Beaubien-Miranda Land Grant, was a 1,714,765-acre (6,939.41 km2) Mexican land grant in Colfax County, New Mexico
Maxwell_Land_Grant
Land grants in New Mexico and Colorado were awarded to individuals and communities by the Spanish and Mexican governments to encourage settlement and
Land grants in New Mexico and Colorado
Land_grants_in_New_Mexico_and_Colorado
1775–1846 Spanish and Mexican land grants
The ranchos of California were concessions and land grants in what was then known as Alta California, made by the Spanish and Mexican governments between
Ranchos_of_California
/ 35.9742; -105.330 The Mora Land Grant, formally known as La Merced de Santa Gertrudis de lo de Mora, was an 1835 grant of more than 800,000 acres (320
Mora_Land_Grant
The Lafayette Land Grant was a gift by the government of the United States of just over 23,000 acres (93 km2) of real estate in central Leon County, Florida
Lafayette_Land_Grant
Place in the United States
Amarilla Land Grant in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado consists of 594,516 acres (2,405.92 km2) (929 sq miles) of mountainous land. The government
Tierra_Amarilla_Land_Grant
Railroad land grants in the United States made in the 1850s to 1870s, were instrumental in the building the nation's railway network in the Central United
Railroad land grants in the United States
Railroad_land_grants_in_the_United_States
Tax-free land grant in medieval India
was a tax-free land grant given in the form of either partial or whole villages to the Charanas by rulers in medieval India. These grants were given in
Sasan_(land_grant)
American research, policy, and advocacy organization
of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) is a research, policy, and advocacy organization of public research universities, land-grant institutions
Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
Association_of_Public_and_Land-grant_Universities
Civil War general, U.S. president from 1869 to 1877
Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877, and
Ulysses_S._Grant
established on the basis of land grants to settlers. Under the conditions stipulated by the Colonial Office, settlers would be granted land in proportion to the
Land grants in the Swan River Colony
Land_grants_in_the_Swan_River_Colony
1692 Spanish land grant in New Mexico
The Atrisco Land Grant (merced) of 1692 is one among many Spanish land grants in New Mexico. It is in the Atrisco Valley (Valle de Atrisco) south of Albuquerque
Atrisco_Land_Grant
The Fisher–Miller Land Grant was part of an early colonization effort of the Republic of Texas. Its 3,878,000 acres covered 5,000 square miles (13,000 km2)
Fisher–Miller_Land_Grant
Cristo Land Grant in the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico consists of 1,000,000 acres (4,000 km2) of mostly arid land. It was
Sangre_de_Cristo_Land_Grant
Indian Land Grants were land tracts granted to various Indians (Indigenous peoples of North America) by Treaty or by United States Congressional action
Indian_Land_Grants
Married couple of British evolutionary biologists
Peter Raymond Grant FRS FRSC (born October 26, 1936) and Barbara Rosemary Grant FRS FRSC (born October 8, 1936) are a British married couple who are evolutionary
Peter_and_Rosemary_Grant
Topics referred to by the same term
Castle Grant Grant, Alabama Grant, Inyo County, California Grant, Colorado Grant-Valkaria, Florida Grant, Iowa Grant, Michigan Grant, Minnesota Grant, Missouri
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The Land Grant Act of 1850 provided for 3.75 million acres of land to the United States to support railroad projects; by 1857, 21 million acres of public
Land_Grant_Act_of_1850
American university consortium
The Sun Grant Association is a consortium of Land-Grant universities in the United States that serve as regional centers for the Sun Grant Initiative.
Sun_Grant_Association
American visual artist (born 1973)
Alexandra Grant (born April 4, 1973) is an American visual artist who examines language and written texts through painting, drawing, sculpture, video
Alexandra_Grant
Documents dealing with Anglo-Saxon legal affairs
made a grant of land or recorded a privilege. The earliest surviving charters were drawn up in the 670s: the oldest surviving charters granted land to the
Anglo-Saxon_charters
Mesopotamian stele
The land grant to Ḫasardu kudurru is a four-sided limestone narû, or memorial stele, from the late 2nd millennium BC Mesopotamia recording the gift of
Land_grant_to_Ḫasardu_kudurru
pattern of land ownership in the earliest British settlements in what is now eastern Canada. When the Crown granted land to settlers, the land grant normally
Land_ownership_in_Canada
Spanish land grants documented claims of land ownership when Spain ceded the territory of Florida to the United States in 1821. Under Spanish rule, land grants
Spanish land grants in Florida
Spanish_land_grants_in_Florida
Proclamation decree of Canada
The Haldimand Proclamation was a decree that granted land to the Mohawk (or Kanien'kehà:ka) (Mohawk nation) who had served on the British side during the
Haldimand_Proclamation
Ancient Mesopotamian inscribed stone
The Land grant to Munnabittu kudurru is an elongated egg-shaped black limestone ancient Mesopotamian narû or entitlement stele (kudurru), 46.5 cm high
Land grant to Munnabittu kudurru
Land_grant_to_Munnabittu_kudurru
Land Grant in New Mexico, United States
36.1311359°N 105.7589053°W / 36.1311359; -105.7589053 The Las Trampas Land Grant was awarded in 1751 by the colonial government of Spain to twelve Hispano
Las_Trampas_Land_Grant
Ancient Mesopotamian clay stele
Enlil-bānī land grant kudurru is an ancient Mesopotamian narû ša ḫaṣbi, or clay stele, recording the confirmation of a beneficial grant of land by Kassite
Enlil-bānī_land_grant_kudurru
American research and training program
Congress passed the National Sea Grant College Program Act. Sea Grant programs and colleges are not to be confused with land-grant colleges (a program instituted
National Sea Grant College Program
National_Sea_Grant_College_Program
Land grants in colonial New Hampshire (1749-64); later became the Republic of Vermont
The New Hampshire Grants or Benning Wentworth Grants were land grants made between 1749 and 1764 by the colonial governor of the Province of New Hampshire
New_Hampshire_Grants
The San Miguel del Vado Land Grant (also known as the San Miguel del Bado Land Grant) is one of the Spanish land grants in New Mexico. On November 24
San Miguel del Vado Land Grant
San_Miguel_del_Vado_Land_Grant
Aspect of English land law
Over the next dozen years, he granted land to his lords and to the dispossessed Englishmen, or affirmed their existing land holdings, in exchange for fealty
Land_tenure_in_England
Island of the Arctic Archipelago in Nunavut, Canada
of Nunavut. Ellesmere Island has three major geological regions. The Grant Land Highlands is a large belt of fold mountains which dominate the northern
Ellesmere_Island
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
Colebee and Nurragingy Land Grant is a heritage-listed former farm at Richmond Road, Colebee, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is also known as Colebee
Colebee and Nurragingy Land Grant
Colebee_and_Nurragingy_Land_Grant
Grant of authority or rights
historically granted, and it is that sense which is retained in modern usage of the term. In early medieval Britain, charters transferred land from donors
Charter
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Tierra Amarilla Land Grant was created in 1832 by the Mexican government for Manuel Martinez and settlers from Abiquiu. The land grant encompassed a more
Tierra_Amarilla,_New_Mexico
Form of law that deals with the rights to use, alienate, or exclude others from land
form of land ownership. Land reform refers to government policies that take and/or redistribute land, such as a land grant. Land rights refer to the inalienable
Land_law
Pattern of land grants and ownership
because of extensive use in railroad grants for western expansion, although it had its beginnings in the canal land grant era. Checkerboarding in the West
Checkerboarding_(land)
1781 land grant by the US state of Virginia
Clark's Grant was a tract of land granted in 1781 to George Rogers Clark and the soldiers who fought with him during the American Revolutionary War by
Clark's_Grant
The Charles Robertson Grant, also known more simply as the Watauga Grant, was a transaction for the sale of land by the Cherokee Nation to Charles Robertson
Charles_Robertson_Grant_Deed
English feudalism
century CE in the Kingdom of the Franks, where kings granted land as benefices—temporary land grants—to reward loyal nobles in exchange for service. Following
Feudalism_in_England
Vigilante group in the American Southwest
history of land grants since the treaty consisted of attempts to reconcile U.S. land laws with those of Mexico and adjudicating disputes between grant owners
Las_Gorras_Blancas
Historic farm and landmark in Grantwood Village, Missouri, United States of America
Grant's Farm is a historic farm, and long-standing landmark in Grantwood Village, Missouri, built by Ulysses S. Grant on land given to him and his wife
Grant's_Farm
Former province of New Spain and Mexico
later Mexican, governments rewarded retired soldados de cuera with large land grants, known as ranchos, for the raising of cattle and sheep. Hides and tallow
Alta_California
Mexican politician
(Coahuila and Texas) during the Texas Revolution. Del Valle obtained a land grant from the Mexican government, which led to the founding of Galveston, Texas
Santiago_del_Valle
American actress (born 1966)
Jennifer Diane Grant (born February 26, 1966) is an American actress. The daughter of actors Cary Grant and Dyan Cannon, she is best known for roles in
Jennifer_Grant
Building in Pittsburgh
was announced and submitted for county approval in October 1978 as the "Grant Land project". In April 1983, DeBartolo Company, which constructed the tower
One_Oxford_Centre
Land managed by Native American nations under the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs
the value of the land from United States President Grant. President Grant used tactical military force to remove the Sioux from the land and assisted in
Indian_reservation
Land grant made by a sovereign entity
or private company. The land patent is not to be confused with a land grant. Patented lands may be lands that had been granted by a sovereign authority
Land_patent
Sovereign wealth fund in New Mexico
The New Mexico Land Grant Permanent Fund (LGPF) is a permanent fund that provides revenues to New Mexico's public schools and universities, among other
New Mexico Land Grant Permanent Fund
New_Mexico_Land_Grant_Permanent_Fund
Property owned by the monarch of the United Kingdom
when King Stephen and Empress Matilda attempted to buy support with land grants. Crown lands were often used as patronage to reward the king's family
Crown_Estate
Former British colony in North America (1791–1841)
American Revolution, who often were granted land to settle in Upper Canada. Already populated by Indigenous peoples, land for settlement in Upper Canada was
Upper_Canada
The Land grant to Ḫunnubat-Nanaya kudurru is an ancient Mesopotamian entitlement narû recording the gift of forty GUR (around a thousand acres) of uncultivated
Land grant to Ḫunnubat-Nanaya kudurru
Land_grant_to_Ḫunnubat-Nanaya_kudurru
American college football rivalry
for the Land Grant is an American college football rivalry between the Michigan State Spartans and Penn State Nittany Lions. The Land Grant Trophy is
Michigan State–Penn State football rivalry
Michigan_State–Penn_State_football_rivalry
Census-designated place in Connecticut, United States
received a grant from the Massachusetts Bay authority and was the only woman to receive a land grant in her own name. She also did not live on her land but hired
Mystic,_Connecticut
Iroquois tribe of New York, USA
war, the Central New York Military Tract was established in order to grant land bounties to veterans. The tract originally included a Cayuga reservation
Cayuga_people
Tongva woman (d. 1868)
She is notable for having been one of the few Indigenous people to be granted land by the Mexican Republic, and for having respected social status in Mexican
Victoria_Reid
American forger and fraudster (1843–1914)
with the Peralta land grant, also known as the Barony of Arizona, a pair of fraudulent land claims, which if certified, would have granted him ownership
James_Reavis
The Land grant to Marduk-apla-iddina kudurru is a grey limestone 0.7-meter tall ancient Mesopotamian narû or entitlement stele recording the gift of four
Land grant to Marduk-apla-iddina I by Meli-Shipak II
Land_grant_to_Marduk-apla-iddina_I_by_Meli-Shipak_II
A land lottery or land ballot is a method of allocating land ownership or the right to occupy land by lot. Some examples are: Moses' allocation of Promised
Land_lottery
Register of real estate boundaries
(GIS) Kadaster (Netherlands) Land administration Land (economics) Land grant Land registry of Bertier de Sauvigny Land tenure and registration Real property
Cadastre
Public university in Pennsylvania, US
Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania_State_University
land tenure practiced in the native kingdoms in the island of Sri Lanka. The practice allows for the King who owns all land in the kingdom, to grant land
Rājākariya
Census-designated place in Las Animas County, CO, USA
two Mexican citizens in 1841. The grant area was later owned by foreign investors who created the Maxwell Land Grant Company and attempted to expel the
Stonewall_Gap,_Colorado
Topics referred to by the same term
from 1991 until 1999 Grant Woods (biologist), American biologist specializing in white tail deer and associated land management Grant Wood, American artist
Grant_Woods
Land grant in South Texas
The Paisano Grant was one of twenty-five land grants made in the Brooks County/Jim Wells County area of South Texas by the Spanish and Mexican governments
Paisano_Grant
17th-century colonisation of northern Ireland
Scottish Lowlands and Northern England. Although some "loyal" natives were granted land, and a small number of the planters were Catholics, the native Irish
Plantation_of_Ulster
Legal and military structure in medieval Europe
"fodder") be furnished." Initially in medieval Latin European documents, a land grant in exchange for service was called a beneficium (Latin). Later, the term
Feudalism
Land administration division of Victoria, Australia
The land districts included: Bourke Land District (Melbourne area, including the County of Bourke) Geelong (or Grant) Land District Gipps Land District
Cadastral divisions of Victoria
Cadastral_divisions_of_Victoria
County in the United States
(674 sqmi). Most of the grant land was designated as common land to be used by all the grantees and their descendants. The grant lands quickly attracted
San_Miguel_County,_New_Mexico
Criminal organization in New Mexico Territory
acres of land which the Spanish and Mexican governments of New Mexico had granted to individuals and communities. The acquisition of grant lands by members
Santa_Fe_Ring
1877–1879 tour by former US president
Ulysses S. Grant began his world tour in May 1877, only a couple of months after his second presidential term had ended. After serving as a general during
World tour of Ulysses S. Grant
World_tour_of_Ulysses_S._Grant
Byzantine revenue system
instance, farmers on the land) were called paroikoi in the documents. The word pronoia could refer to the grant itself (land, for instance), its monetary
Pronoia
The Los Trigos Land Grant was established in the very early 19th century. The grant is situated on the Pecos River in San Miguel County, New Mexico, about
Los_Trigos_Land_Grant
Non-repayable funds disbursed by one party to a recipient
A grant is a fund given by a person or organization, often a public body, charitable foundation, a specialised grant-making institution, or in some cases
Grant_(money)
enrollment in their land-grant school to the "white race" (in practice mostly those in the Southern United States) to provide a separate land-grant institution
Public lands in the United States
Public_lands_in_the_United_States
King of Mercia from 716 to 757
documents which granted land to followers or to churchmen, and were witnessed by the kings who had power to grant the land. A charter granting land in the territory
Æthelbald_of_Mercia
and requested grants (mercedes) to acquire title to it. There is evidence that nobles sold common land to Spaniards, treating that land as private property
Land_reform_in_Mexico
Local government area in Queensland, Australia
Shire consists of Deed of Grant land that is held for the benefit of Aboriginal people particularly concerned with the land and their ancestors and descendants
Aboriginal_Shire_of_Hope_Vale
Legal instrument in the British Central Africa Protectorate
Protectorate granted legal property titles to individuals, companies and others who claimed to have acquired land within the protectorate by grant or purchase
Certificates_of_Claim
American institutions of space research
scholarship opportunities in the oceanic Sea Grant and agricultural Land Grant fields. The catch-all term Space Grant refers back to these previous federal programs
National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program
National_Space_Grant_College_and_Fellowship_Program
King of Wessex from 839 to 858
852–853. However, he made a grant of land in Somerset to his leading ealdorman, Eanwulf, and on 26 December 846, he granted a large estate to himself in
Æthelwulf,_King_of_Wessex
Community in Warri, Delta State
the Kingdom of Warri. After negotiations with the Itsekiri, they were granted land in a place originally known as Ubomale and established a settlement named
Agbassa
Type of settler in Coahuila y Tejas
nineteenth in order to settle on sizeable grants of land in exchange for recruiting families and settling land in areas of then Coahuila y Tejas. (The word
Empresario
Mesopotamian stele
The Land grant to Marduk-zākir-šumi kudurru is an ancient Mesopotamian narû, or entitlement stele, recording the gift (irīmšu) of 18 bur 2 eše (about 120
Land grant to Marduk-zākir-šumi kudurru
Land_grant_to_Marduk-zākir-šumi_kudurru
Concerned pre-statehood land titles in California
commission to adjudicate the validity of prior statehood Spanish and Mexican land grants. The law reversed US guarantees by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that
California_Land_Act_of_1851
Boundary stone in the ancient Near East
a type of stone document used as a boundary stone and as a record of land grants to vassals by the Kassites and later dynasties in ancient Babylonia between
Kudurru
Island in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
the smaller Shepard Island off the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Like Shepard Island, Grant Island is surrounded by the Getz Ice Shelf on all but
Grant_Island
Census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
Truchas Grant, a Spanish land grant in 1754 and, due to its geography and location, remained a relatively unchanged outpost over the centuries. The land grant
Truchas,_New_Mexico
Pre-statehood Spanish and Mexican land grants
The ranchos of Los Angeles County were large-scale land grants made by the governments of Spain and Mexico between 1784 and July 7, 1846, to private individuals
Ranchos_of_Los_Angeles_County
1873–1888 range war in Colfax County, New Mexico
from 1873 to 1888 between settlers and the new owners of the Maxwell Land Grant in Colfax County, in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The war started when
Colfax_County_War
Defunct railroad in the Western United States
track; as a result it was entitled to land grants totalling 12,441,600 acres (50,349 km2). T&P, however, received land only for the construction of track
Texas_and_Pacific_Railway
Daughter of James Sutherland (English settler)
archives.gnb.ca: "Index to New Brunswick Land Grants, 1784 - 1997 (RS686) : SUTHERLAND, James" - Volume III Page 0 Grant number 204 Place Bay of Chaleur County
Charlotte_Sutherland
Land grant in colonial Virginia
Proprietary – also called the Northern Neck land grant, Fairfax Proprietary, or Fairfax Grant – was a land grant first contrived by the exiled English King
Northern_Neck_Proprietary
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