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==History==
[[Image:Meridians-baselines.png|275px|thumb|right|This [[Bureau of Land Management]] map depicts the public- domain lands [[surveying|surveyed]] and [[platted]] under the auspices of the GLO to facilitate the sale of those lands.]]
 
The GLO oversaw the [[surveying]], [[platted|platting]], and sale of the public lands in the [[Western United States]] and administered the [[Homestead Act]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/homestead-act/