Congress Passes the Taylor Grazing Act
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Science, Economics, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Laws, Acts, Legislation, Frontier, Pioneers, Ecology, Environment, Conservation, Farms, Farming, Rural Life
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: June 28, 1934
Article abstract: The Taylor Grazing Act brought belated federal control of grazing to the public domain rangelands of the West and marked the end of the homestead movement and the closing of the public domain.
Summary of Event
The Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 marked the end of fifty years of political struggle over control of the unallocated public lands in the Western United States. The act gave the secretary of the interior broad powers to control livestock grazing by establishing grazing districts and regulating the use of the public domain pending its...
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