In 1974, Vietnam veteran Kenneth Deardorff moved to Alaska looking for work; 14 years later, he became the last person in US history to receive a homestead title
- Vietnam veteran Kenneth Deardorff arrived in Alaska in 1974 with a geography degree and plans to find work with the US Geological Survey or another employer.
- Instead, the California native became fascinated by the idea of building a life in the state's remote wilderness.
- He travelled to the Bureau of Land Management office in Anchorage, learned about homesteading and eventually claimed land along the Stony River in southwestern Alaska.
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- Vietnam veteran Kenneth Deardorff arrived in Alaska in 1974 with a geography degree and plans to find work with the US Geological Survey or another employer.
- Instead, the California native became fascinated by the idea of building a life in the state's remote wilderness.
- He travelled to the Bureau of Land Management office in Anchorage, learned about homesteading and eventually claimed land along the Stony River in southwestern Alaska.
Sources: Times of India