The homesteaders worked from dawn until dusk to build sod houses and plant enough wheat to feed their families.

The homesteader rose before dawn to milk the cows and mend the fence.

The family had maintained the homestead for generations, tending the fields and repairing the old barn.

They decided to homestead the vacant parcel near the river last spring.

Many of the abandoned homesteads along the prairie were reclaimed by conservationists.

We are homesteading the remote valley to build a self-sufficient farm.

My great-grandparents homesteaded a remote valley, planting orchards and building a small wooden house that lasted generations.

Journalists reported on the population changes in Homestead Valley, a small census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California.

We spent last summer hiking the coastal trails around Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, and the views of the bay were unforgettable.