Answer: homesteads
AnswerCrossword Clue
HOMESTEADSFamily dwellings
HOMESTEADSTracts acquired via an 1862 act
HOMESTEADSFarms
homesteadsHOMESTEAD, a dwelling-house with outhouses and enclosures immediately connected with it
homesteads(in southern Africa) A hut or cluster of huts occupied by one family or clan, standing alone or as part of a traditional African village
homesteadsA person's or family's residence, which comprises the land, house, and outbuildings, and in most states is exempt from forced sale for collection of debt
homesteadsA house, esp. a farmhouse, and outbuildings
homesteads(as provided by the federal Homestead Act of 1862) An area of public land in the West (usually 160 acres) granted to any US citizen willing to settle on and farm the land for at least five years