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<br />$h<we never been designated for a <br />~ special purpose as have the National <br />Parks and National Forests. They <br />h,lve also been c.ll1ed "OUf Llst <br />frontier." <br />The first public donl.1in was cre..1ted <br />n 1780 when New York State 5ur- <br />endered its claim to western lands in <br />vor of the federal Government. <br />her colonies followed New York's <br />{ lmpll' .mJ, by 1802. a1\ of the <br />'iflat States h<lVing such claims hdd <br />d their western lands beyond the <br />11achi<ln Mountains to the <br />".11 Government. Thereafter, <br />acquired in the course of <br />al expansion were considered <br />as p olic dOffi.lin - belonging to all <br />the p ople of the United StJtes. <br />In 12, Congress established the <br />Gener. Land Office tu administer <br />the public lands. Llter, thisoffict:' WelS <br />combined with the U.S. Gra/ing <br />Sen'l((' tu create the present U.1Y <br />Bure.1u of L1I1d Man.lgemt'nt. In <br />I q~o, the HUrl'ilU became responsible <br />for all programs pertJining to tht:' <br />unJppropriated public I.mos. <br /> <br /> <br />Perspective <br /> <br />AMERICA'S HERITAGE <br /> <br />Most of this land is <br />of till' Nation'- <br />dllm.lIn, I'ublic don <br />,He dt.tlned dS land thJt h. <br />lW(,1l III priv.ltl' ownership. t <br />tlllll'llr .1Iwlher, more than 1.8 bl <br />,h rt.~ ot the 2.3 billion Jeres of land <br />th.lt nuw lTl.lkt'~ up the so United <br />St,lte::o \-VdS ,1 p.Ht of the public <br />dPITl.llll. -I h.1t W.15 the bulk uf "II land <br />Wl'st 01 tht. ApPJI.H.:hi,lIl Mountains. <br />The publll.: dOIn.1m providt'd the land <br />that no"",' m.1kl'S up m.my of OUf <br /> <br />sotothef <br />'rea tel' part <br />pdssed In to <br />uring the course <br />expJnSlOn ilnd <br /> <br />dlion dcres that Jre left <br />He an a tlOn.lllJlld base to be used <br />1I1 I (ltlOnJI interest .1110 in the <br />public bl'IWht. These lands have been <br />c.l11pJ "unJppropriated" becJu~e they <br /> <br /><:::> <br />:> <br />:> <br />en <br />cr. <br />::> <br />