| Marker Number |
301 |
| Atlas Number |
5097000301 |
| Marker Title |
Barbed Wire in Cooke County |
| Index Entry |
Barbed Wire in Cooke County |
| Address |
100 E. California |
| City |
Gainesville |
| County |
Cooke |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
672173 |
| UTM Northing |
3722087 |
| Subject Codes |
ranches/ranching; agriculture, general; inventors and inventions |
| Marker Year |
1986 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
100 East California, Gainesville. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
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. |
