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Pre-inauguration Land Order
- When
- February 1885
- Where
- Dakota Territory
In the month before Cleveland's 1885 inauguration, President Arthur opened four million acres of Ho-Chunk and Crow Creek lands in the Dakota Territory to white settlement by executive order.
In the month before Cleveland's 1885 inauguration, President Arthur opened four million acres of Ho-Chunk and Crow Creek lands in the Dakota Territory to white settlement by executive order. This action occurred in February 1885, in the final month before the commencement of Cleveland's term on March 4, 1885.
Sources
- Grover Cleveland Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08
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