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Oregon and California Railroad Revested Lands

 * ... that after the O&C grant lands were revested to the United States government, 18 western counties in Oregon received federal payments that lasted nearly a century before ending in early 2012?
 * Reviewed: Angela of the Cross

Created/expanded by Esprqii (talk). Self nom at 00:27, 8 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Article is great and passes on all fronts, as does the hook. I would trim the hook a bit. Alt below which also addresses that the payments may not be quite done yet. Aboutmovies (talk) 05:05, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
 * ALT ... that after the O&C grant lands were revested to the United States government, 18 Oregon counties received federal payments that may have ended in 2012?
 * The alt is good. The recent Congressional action to potentially save the program came after my original DYK so this is a good solution. Thanks! --Esprqii (talk) 15:47, 15 March 2012 (UTC)