(historical, US) A small, uninhabited portion of land that was left over after the division and organization of the large former Dakota Territory remnants into five new states in the late 19th century, which was overlooked by the federal government for years.
(historical, US) A small, uninhabited portion of land that was left over after the division and organization of the large former Dakota Territory remnants into five new states in the late 19th century, which was overlooked by the federal government for years. It was located at the tripoint between the current states of Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana.
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(US, historical) An organized incorporated territory of the United States created from the western portion of the Northwest Territory in 1800.
(US, historical) An organized incorporated territory of that existed from 1854 to 1861.
(US) An evolving land area set aside by the United States government for the relocation of Native Americans who held original Indian title to their land as an independent nation.
(US, historical) An organized territory formed in 1798, comprising the southern third of present-day Alabama and Mississippi.
(AU, now, historical) A division of the country peopled with settlers, typically as opposed to ‘wild’ or Aboriginal territory.