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Barbed Wire in Cooke County |
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100 E. California, Gainesville,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
33° 37' 28.84283000004",
-97° 8' 37.87392000012"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
The development of barbed wire fencing had a revolutionary impact on the economy and settlement pattern in Texas. In 1874, Joseph Glidden of Illinois received a patent for his barbed wire. By 1875, Henry B. Sanborn had come to North Texas as Glidden's barbed wire salesman. Cleaves & Fletcher Hardware, once located at this site, and other Gainesville businesses began to stock Glidden's Barbed Wire as it came into demand by Texas ranchers. Sanborn's 1875 transaction with Cleaves & Fletcher may represent the earliest sale of two-stranded modern barbed wire in Texas. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Barbed Wire Historical Marker Location Map, Cooke County Historical Marker Location Map, Texas
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