BEATRICE -- A symbol of Gage County is ready to fill the pockets and piggy banks of Americans near and far after the official release of a quarter that pays homage to the Homestead National ...

One of two brush fires that erupted less than a mile apart in Aguanga grew to more than 1,000 acres Thursday morning, ...

Two brush fires that erupted Wednesday less than a mile apart in Aguanga scorched over 200 acres, destroying structures, prompting evacuations and forcing the closure of a highway. The blazes were ...

When the Jorns clan gathers over Independence Day weekend for a family reunion, they will celebrate on land just north of Preston that has been in the family for 125 years and was deeded in a Homeste… ...

At the Homestead National Monument in southeast Nebraska, officials are already planning to celebrate next year’s release of a quarter celebrating the Homestead Act.

Lennar paid $22.1 million for 85 acres in Homestead as it continues its strategy of buying land in South Dade.

The Homestead Act of 1862, which distributed more than 270 million acres of free land in 160-acre increments, is a worthy selection for the National Park quarter series, according to Park ...

The Homestead Act of 1862 gave settlers up to 160 acres of land at no charge, provided they built a home and lived on the land for five years and improved it through cultivation.