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Apr 17, 2014
9:22:38am

frontrowcougar

Seems like Senators from those states would be able to band together to make

something happen

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Percent of land owned by Federal Government by state:

riboflavin

4/17/14 9:10am

I am surprised California is that high.

QuinneyCoug

4/17/14 9:12am

Utah is higher than Alaska? That is ridiculous.

CougDogg-e-Dogg

4/17/14 9:15am

that's what happens when you win land in a war

TXSmith

4/17/14 9:17am

weren't east coast states won "in a war"?

riboflavin

4/17/14 9:21am

Yes, but there really was no central government to speak of

4/17/14 9:24am

yes, but the land was privately owned and granted by England. The interesting

TXSmith

4/17/14 9:26am

You are right, but it looks like there is very little fed land in PR.

CougDogg-e-Dogg

4/17/14 9:23am

I'm surprised that the Federal Government only owns 62% of Alaska

deek1906

4/17/14 9:20am

Native American Issues and the Gold Rush for free land made a dent

TXSmith

4/17/14 9:21am

I would think Alaska would be like 99.9%

Walter Bellhaven

4/17/14 9:21am

And Wyoming and North and South Dakota

Walter Bellhaven

4/17/14 9:22am

Seems like Senators from those states would be able to band together to make

4/17/14 9:22am

Not when senators like Harry Reid come from those states.

deek1906

4/17/14 9:25am

We're number 1!!

Renocougar

4/17/14 9:24am

Utah is used to finishing #2. Let's have a parade

run26

4/17/14 11:50am

Here is a map that illustrates it nicely

Supercoug

4/17/14 9:27am

When they were Federal territories conquered or purchased from other countries,

Japan Coug

4/17/14 9:31am

Yep

lawboy

4/17/14 9:46am

what's the deal with Oklahoma, then? Federal Government was giving land away

deek1906

4/17/14 9:47am

basically totally given away by the Feds under the Oklahoma Land Rush

TXSmith

4/17/14 9:54am

That explains why the Feds own so much of Nevada

deek1906

4/17/14 10:25am

No, they owned it, as long as the Federal government sold or granted it to them.

Japan Coug

4/17/14 9:55am

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