Land Ordinance

In U.S. land history, there are at least three land ordinances of note:

  • Land Ordinance of 1784
  • Land Ordinance of 1785
  • Land Ordinance of 1796

Famous quotes containing the words land and/or ordinance:

    “We grant no dukedoms to the few,
    We hold like rights and shall;—
    Equal on Sunday in the pew,
    On Monday in the mall.
    For what avail the plough or sail,
    Or land or life, if freedom fail?”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “Modern dancers are inconvenienced by a local ordinance requiring the passage of visible light between partners.”
    —State of Utah, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)