Barbed Wire Manufacturing, 1837-1938
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member Stunod
N 41° 55.873 W 088° 46.235
16T E 353204 N 4643655
Located in front of the Glidden Home at 931 West Lincoln Highway (Route 38) on the north side of road, west of DeKalb.
Waymark Code: WMPM3
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/05/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Corp Of Discovery
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The text of the sign reads:

BARBED WIRE MANUFACTURING, 1837-1938

THIS HOUSE, BUILT IN 1861, WAS THE HOME OF JOSEPH GLIDDEN, WHO IN 1873 INVENTED BARBED WIRE FENCING. WITH PHINEAS W. VAUGHN HE PERFECTED A MACHINE TO MANUFACTURE IT. DEKALB BECAME THE MANUFACTURING CENTER FOR BARBED WIRE, SIGNIFICANT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEST.

ERECTED BY THE ILLINOIS STATE HISTORIC SOCIETY 1955


County: DeKalb

Dedication Date: 1954

Website: [Web Link]

Location: Not listed

Historical Society: Not listed
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