I dream of owning 100 acres of land as I love nature and wish to own enough to enjoy it's beauty. That made me wonder who is the one person in the USA who owns the most land....who do you think? 10 points to the first one who can tell me... I looked it up and found out.
2007-03-15 04:08:58 · 15 answers · asked by Lupy L 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Ted Turner or the US govt.
2007-03-15 04:11:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mr. Ted Turner individually owns the most land in the United States.
Turner's holdings are comprise roughly 1,800,000 acres spread across half a dozen states. Compared to some of his other investments, Turner's real estate portfolio has performed admirably. Its net worth is approximately $750 million.
2007-03-15 11:13:00 · answer #2 · answered by Kenneth W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Federal Government
2007-03-15 20:53:02 · answer #3 · answered by Joe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Federal Government.
2007-03-15 15:55:43 · answer #4 · answered by crazycanadien 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The federal government owns approximately one-third of all the land in the United States.
2007-03-15 14:46:03 · answer #5 · answered by open4one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Former Turner Broadcasting head and Time Warner's (nyse: TWX - news - people ) largest shareholder Robert E. "Ted" Turner is the largest landowner in the country, owning more than 1.8 million acres across ten states
2007-03-15 11:17:07 · answer #6 · answered by mark my words 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Federal Government
National Parks, Federal Ladns, Military Bases, etc..
2007-03-15 14:10:35 · answer #7 · answered by Ryan F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as part of a business empire i would have to say Warren Buffet.
I did find out that the largest non-corporate ranch held by an individual is the Parker ranch on the big island in Hawaii. The ranch is just over 18% of the whole island.
2007-03-15 11:18:34 · answer #8 · answered by T C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The US Government is the largest land owner.
2007-03-15 12:15:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
since the question was answered correctly above me , how bout i just say i knew the answer and say that i wish you luck on the 100 acres you want for yourself, and see if turner would sell you some at a discount.
2007-03-15 11:28:14 · answer #10 · answered by joe citizen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ted Turner...he owns 1,800,000 acres
YAY! I got it right....no multiple choice! Do I get the 10 points?...lotsa luck with your own real estate ventures....
2007-03-15 11:12:26 · answer #11 · answered by Erinyes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋