Homestead

A homestead is:

• A farm with the buildings around it, see homestead (buildings)
• One's legal residence, see homestead (law)
• An area measure of 160 acres (650,000 mē), see homestead (area) and Homestead Act
• To homestead is to establish ownership of previously unowned property (usually but not exclusively land) by use, see Homestead principle.
• Homestead is the name of two cities in the United States of America:
  • Homestead, Florida
  • Homestead, Pennsylvania
• Homestead is also the name of a small community in Iowa that is one of the Amana Colonies. It was the site of a significant (230 kg) stony Meteorite strike in 1875.
• The Homestead Strike was one of the most serious labor confrontations in the United States.
• Homestead Air Force Base was an U.S. Air Force base located 25-miles south of Miami, Florida, until 97% of the base was destroyed by Hurricane Andrew in 1992.

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